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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. When was the Skunk Works headquarters built?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1937.

2. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) T-38 trainer.
(b) Piper Cub.
(c) An eagle's eyeball.
(d) D-21 drone.

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

4. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?
(a) 9 years.
(b) As long as 12 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) About 10 years.

5. How old was Rich when he first worked for Johnson?
(a) 27.
(b) 31.
(c) 29.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. What size wooden model was tested of the Hopeless Diamond?

2. What foreign object was left inside the fuel tank of an Electra plane that forced the plane to land early?

3. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?

4. What type of missiles did the Marines have in August 1979?

5. Where was Rich born and raised?

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