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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Picture Postcards for Ike.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?
(a) Desert Storm.
(b) Korean War.
(c) World War II.
(d) Vietnam War.

2. In what building was Skunk Works housed when Rich first went to work there?
(a) Building 82.
(b) Building 26.
(c) Building 17.
(d) Building 54.

3. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Berkley.
(d) MIT.

4. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?
(a) 15 years.
(b) As long as 12 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) About 10 years.

5. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?
(a) David Wyatt.
(b) Lindsay Anderson.
(c) Brian Talbertson.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the workers who applied for jobs with the Skunk Works flunked the drug testing?

2. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?

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

4. When was the Skunk Works headquarters built?

5. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?

(see the answer key)

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