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

2. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?
(a) $77.
(b) $87.
(c) $95.
(d) $93.

3. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?
(a) Intifada I.
(b) Yom Kippur War.
(c) Six Day War.
(d) Israel-Hamas War.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Defense Department reveal the F-117A?

2. Which branch of the armed forces did Rich's patent benefit?

3. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?

4. What was Al Whitley's rank in the Air Force at the time he was chosen to fly the first F-117A?

5. What bomber was the United States using to counter the Soviet heavy bombers?

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