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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. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Lindsay Anderson.
(c) Brian Talbertson.
(d) David Wyatt.

2. What type of missiles did the Marines have in August 1979?
(a) Patriot.
(b) Stinger.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Chaparral.

3. What size wooden model was tested of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) 5 ft.
(b) 12 ft.
(c) 10 ft.
(d) 7 ft.

4. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?
(a) 2 hours before sunset.
(b) Just before sunset.
(c) Just after sunup.
(d) 2 hours after sunup.

5. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?
(a) 3 football fields.
(b) 5 football fields.
(c) 12,000 square feet.
(d) 15,000 square feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many different missile systems did the Russian deploy to defend their cities and strategic interests?

2. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?

3. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?

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?

5. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?

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