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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. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?
(a) Yom Kippur War.
(b) Six Day War.
(c) Intifada I.
(d) Israel-Hamas War.

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

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

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

5. Who owned the test track where a model of the Hopeless Diamond was tested?
(a) Boeing.
(b) Northrup.
(c) McDonnell Douglas.
(d) Raytheon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Skunk Works created?

2. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?

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

4. How many of the workers who applied for jobs with the Skunk Works flunked the drug testing?

5. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?

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