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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) Six Day War.
(b) Israel-Hamas War.
(c) Yom Kippur War.
(d) Intifada I.

2. 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?
(a) A small cat.
(b) A golf ball.
(c) A bumblebee.
(d) A volleyball.

3. Where was Rich born and raised?
(a) Philippines.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) San Francisco.

4. How many different missile systems did the Russian deploy to defend their cities and strategic interests?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Skunk Works to build their stealth fighters?

2. In the 1950s, how frequently was Lockheed producing a new airplane?

3. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?

4. How long did it take McDonnell Douglas to build the fighters it began building at the same time Skunk Works was building stealth fighters?

5. How many F-117As were hit when they flew over Iraq?

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