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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 long did it take McDonnell Douglas to build the fighters it began building at the same time Skunk Works was building stealth fighters?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 8 years.

2. How many missiles did Hussein have in and around Baghdad?
(a) 21,000.
(b) 14,000.
(c) 19,000.
(d) 16,000.

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

4. What type of bombs did the F-117As use in Baghdad?
(a) CBU Mark 20.
(b) Mark 81.
(c) GBU-10.
(d) GBU-27.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the F-117A nicknamed?

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

4. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?

5. How long did it take Skunk Works to build their stealth fighters?

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