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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Ship That Never Was.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a test pilot for the U-2?
(a) Bob Allen.
(b) Tony LeVier.
(c) Roy Anderson.
(d) Dick Boehme.

2. When was Skunk Works created?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1935.

3. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?
(a) World War II.
(b) Desert Storm.
(c) Korean War.
(d) Vietnam War.

4. How much fuel did the Blackbird consume in an hour?
(a) 7,500 gallons.
(b) About 5,000 gallons.
(c) 3,000 gallons.
(d) About 8,000 gallons.

5. Where did the CIA purchase titanium?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Soviet Union.
(c) Australia.
(d) South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much fuel did the Blackbird carry?

2. Who did Rich put in charge of building a model stealth ship at Skunk Works?

3. How large of a crew was needed to operate the stealth ship?

4. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?

5. By the time Skunk Works had created design A-11, how much were they able to reduce the radar cross section of what became the Blackbird?

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