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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. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?
(a) Berkley.
(b) Harvard.
(c) MIT.
(d) Yale.

2. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?
(a) $95.
(b) $87.
(c) $77.
(d) $93.

3. Which of Johnson's operational rules at Skunk Works said it was better to starve than to do business with the Navy?
(a) Number 15.
(b) Number 7.
(c) Number 9.
(d) Number 6.

4. How large of a crew was needed to operate the stealth ship?
(a) 5 men.
(b) 7 men.
(c) 8 men.
(d) 4 men.

5. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?
(a) 900 degrees.
(b) 500 degrees.
(c) 750 degrees.
(d) 1,200 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Rich first work for Johnson?

2. How many SWATH boats did Rich project would be needed to protect the entire U.S. Navy carrier fleet?

3. In the 1950s, how frequently was Lockheed producing a new airplane?

4. How tall was the mountain near the test site for the model stealth ship?

5. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?

(see the answer key)

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