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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Two-Billion-Dollar Bomber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the area called where Rich and Robertson worked with the liquid hydrogen?
(a) Fort Robertson.
(b) Fort Skunk.
(c) Fort Johnson.
(d) Fort Rich.

2. What was Al Whitley's rank in the Air Force at the time he was chosen to fly the first F-117A?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Major.
(c) Captain.
(d) Lieutenant colonel.

3. What type of bombs did the F-117As use in Baghdad?
(a) GBU-10.
(b) Mark 81.
(c) GBU-27.
(d) CBU Mark 20.

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

5. How much did Skunk Works pay an hour to use wind tunnels for testing?
(a) $3,000 to $4,000.
(b) $5,000 to $7,500.
(c) $17,000 to $20,000.
(d) $10,000 to $15,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Rich born and raised?

2. How many years was the Blackbird in service before it was retired?

3. How close was the hydrogen complex to the Municipal Airport's in-bound runway?

4. From what base did Blackbirds fly to photograph North Vietnam?

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

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