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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) Yale.
(b) Berkley.
(c) MIT.
(d) Harvard.

2. Where was Rich born and raised?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Philippines.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Puerto Rico.

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

4. How much money did the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency give Skunk Works to develop a stealth boat?
(a) $175,000.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $100,000.

5. What was the cost for a stealth SWATH boat?
(a) $150 million.
(b) $200 million.
(c) $100 million.
(d) $175 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of Johnson's operational rules at Skunk Works said it was better to starve than to do business with the Navy?

4. When did Rich first work for Johnson?

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

(see the answer key)

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