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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Getting Off the Ground.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Northrop and Skunk Works test their stealth designs?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Nevada.

2. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?
(a) Broken hip.
(b) Broken collarbone.
(c) Four broken ribs.
(d) A shattered knee cap.

3. How much did it cost to build the facility where the U-2 was tested?
(a) $800,000.
(b) $1,000,000.
(c) $675,000.
(d) $550,000.

4. How long was test pilot Bob Riedenauer laid up after the first F-117A was taken up for a test flight, and there were problems with the plane?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 9 months.

5. How many engines did the B-70 have?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the CIA turn over its remaining U2 aircraft to the Air Force?

2. When was the F-117A first used in combat?

3. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?

4. At what altitude did Skunk Works hope the U-2 would be able to fly?

5. What was the farthest distance that Johnson would put an engineer from the assembly line?

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