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

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?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 70 percent.
(c) 80 percent.
(d) 90 percent.

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

4. Which branch of the armed forces did Rich's patent benefit?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Navy.
(d) Army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?

2. How much water did the stealth ship displace?

3. What was the name of the stealth ship?

4. At what temperature did aluminum lose its strength?

5. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?

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