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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. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 7 million.
(d) 13 million.

2. When did Rich first work for Johnson?
(a) March 1955.
(b) December 1954.
(c) January 1955.
(d) November 1954.

3. What vehicle passed too closely to a truck carrying the Blackbird?
(a) School bus.
(b) Semi-truck.
(c) Recreational vehicle.
(d) Greyhound bus.

4. How much water did the stealth ship displace?
(a) 614 tons.
(b) 412 tons.
(c) 560 tons.
(d) 318 tons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cost for a stealth SWATH boat?

2. 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?

3. Where was Rich born and raised?

4. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?

5. Which branch of the armed forces did Rich's patent benefit?

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