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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 many Patriot missiles could be loaded on the SWATH boat?
(a) 48.
(b) 64.
(c) 53.
(d) 37.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?

4. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?

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

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