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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. How much did it cost to build each U-2?
(a) $7 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $9 million.
(d) $1 million.

2. What did the Soviets build that was hydrogen fueled?
(a) Sputnik 1.
(b) A reconnaissance plane.
(c) A new bomber.
(d) A satellite.

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

4. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?
(a) 110,000 feet.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 100,000 feet.
(d) 200,000 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During a typical three-to-five hour training exercise, how many sunrises might a Blackbird pilot witness?

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

3. What was Rich's alias when he was researching liquid hydrogen?

4. In the 1960s, where were increasing numbers of Soviet Bear bombers flying to?

5. In 1961, where did President Kennedy attend his first summit with Khrushchev?

(see the answer key)

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