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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. How much did it cost to build an F-117A?
(a) $43 million.
(b) $39 million.
(c) $56 million.
(d) $27 million.

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

3. How many knots did pilots try to maintain in the U-2 when they reached their top altitude?
(a) 500 knots.
(b) 400.
(c) 300 knots.
(d) 250 knots.

4. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Snake.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Oxcart.

5. What vehicle passed too closely to a truck carrying the Blackbird?
(a) Recreational vehicle.
(b) Semi-truck.
(c) School bus.
(d) Greyhound bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what altitude did Skunk Works hope the U-2 would be able to fly?

2. What did islanders at Okinawa nickname the Blackbird?

3. When did Johnson win a Collier Trophy for the creation of the Blackbird?

4. How much did it cost to build each U-2?

5. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?

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