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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. When did retired Skunk Works' director Kelly Johnson join Lockheed?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1933.

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

3. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?
(a) 8,000 feet.
(b) 7,500 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 5,000 feet.

4. How old was Rich when he took charge of the Skunk Works?
(a) 49.
(b) 45.
(c) 54.
(d) 50.

5. How many new workers were added at Skunk Works by Rich's third anniversary since taking over from Johnson?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 750.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?

2. How long did it take McDonnell Douglas to build the fighters it began building at the same time Skunk Works was building stealth fighters?

3. What did the thirty-eight foot model of the Hopeless Diamond compare to in size when it showed up on radar during tests for the Air Force?

4. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?

5. When was the Skunk Works headquarters built?

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