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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. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?
(a) About 900.
(b) About 1,200.
(c) About 1,000.
(d) About 750.

2. How many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?
(a) 39.
(b) 41.
(c) 34.
(d) 27.

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

4. When was the F-117A first used in combat?
(a) Desert Storm.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) Yom Kippur War.
(d) Strike against Kaddafi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?

3. What foreign object was left inside the fuel tank of an Electra plane that forced the plane to land early?

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

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

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