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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 was Rich earning at Lockheed in 1972?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $45,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $60,000.

2. How many years did Marty Knutson fly the U-2?
(a) 29 years.
(b) 24 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 17 years.

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

4. Where was test pilot Bill Park cruising in a Blackbird when his plane experienced an unstart?
(a) Japan.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Arizona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Johnson's wife Althea die in 1970?

2. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?

3. What metal was used to build the drone?

4. How much fuel did the Blackbird consume in an hour?

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

(see the answer key)

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