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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 temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?
(a) 87.
(b) 95.
(c) 90s.
(d) 100s.

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

3. Who was the largest builder of planes in the aerospace industry in the 1980s?
(a) Northrop.
(b) McDonnell Douglas.
(c) General Dynamics.
(d) Lockheed.

4. Who did Rich partner with on the stealth bomber?
(a) Rockwell.
(b) Northrop.
(c) General Dynamics.
(d) Boeing.

5. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?
(a) 34.
(b) 29.
(c) 31.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many SWATH boats did Rich project would be needed to protect the entire U.S. Navy carrier fleet?

2. Who was a test pilot for the U-2?

3. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?

4. How far could the F-117 stealth fighter fly without refueling?

5. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?

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