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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, How We Skunks Got Our Name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the workers who applied for jobs with the Skunk Works flunked the drug testing?
(a) 58 percent.
(b) 44 percent.
(c) 12 percent.
(d) 23 percent.

2. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?
(a) December 1, 1977.
(b) April 18, 1975.
(c) March 12, 1976.
(d) October 12, 1978.

3. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?
(a) CIA.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Army.

4. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?
(a) F-18s.
(b) F-15s.
(c) F-14s.
(d) F-16s.

5. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?
(a) A Greyhound bus.
(b) A shopping mall.
(c) A skyscraper.
(d) A semi-truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many different missile systems did the Russian deploy to defend their cities and strategic interests?

2. In what building was Skunk Works housed when Rich first went to work there?

3. What did the thirty-eight foot model of the Hopeless Diamond compare to in size when it showed up on radar during tests for the Air Force?

4. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?

5. Where did Northrop and Skunk Works test their stealth designs?

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