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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. What was the name of the stealth ship?
(a) Sea Shadow.
(b) Black Night.
(c) Mystic Wind.
(d) Sea Stealth.

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

3. At what temperature did aluminum lose its strength?
(a) 900 degrees.
(b) 150 degrees.
(c) 300 degrees.
(d) 500 degrees.

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

5. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?
(a) Oxcart.
(b) Snake.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Falcon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Patriot missiles could be loaded on the SWATH boat?

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

3. How much fuel did the Blackbird consume in an hour?

4. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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