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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Silver Bullet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?
(a) December 1, 1977.
(b) March 12, 1976.
(c) October 12, 1978.
(d) April 18, 1975.

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

3. How long did it take McDonnell Douglas to build the fighters it began building at the same time Skunk Works was building stealth fighters?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 8 years.

4. In Chapter 2, what type of a work week did the senior aerodynamicists, thermodynamicists, propulsion specialists, stress and structures, and weight engineers work to meet a deadline?
(a) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.
(b) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.
(c) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.
(d) 10-hour days, 6 days a week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owned the test track where a model of the Hopeless Diamond was tested?

2. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?

3. How old was Rich when he took charge of the Skunk Works?

4. What size wooden model was tested of the Hopeless Diamond?

5. How did Rich's wife Faye die?

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