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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Swatting at Mosquitoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. 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) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.
(b) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.
(c) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.
(d) 10-hour days, 6 days a week.

4. When did Rich take charge of the Skunk Works?
(a) November 12, 1974.
(b) December 18, 1974.
(c) February 12, 1975.
(d) January 17, 1975.

5. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?
(a) Shop tool cabinet.
(b) A steel wall panel.
(c) Steel office desk.
(d) Steel filing cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?

2. How many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?

3. When was the contract to build the stealth fighters signed?

4. Where did Northrop and Skunk Works test their stealth designs?

5. How many years passed before Al Whitley could explain to his wife and kids the meaning of a plaque Rich had given him after he first flew the F-117A?

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