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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 owned the test track where a model of the Hopeless Diamond was tested?
(a) Raytheon.
(b) Boeing.
(c) McDonnell Douglas.
(d) Northrup.

2. When did Johnson start the Skunk Works?
(a) During the Vietnam War.
(b) During World War I.
(c) After the Cuban missile crisis.
(d) During the Korean War.

3. How long did it take Skunk Works to build their stealth fighters?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 9 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did Johnson work at Lockheed?

3. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?

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

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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