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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. What bomber was the United States using to counter the Soviet heavy bombers?
(a) YB-60.
(b) B-52.
(c) B-47.
(d) XB-59.

2. Who was the CIA agent in charge of overseeing the U-2 called at Skunk Works?
(a) Mr. X.
(b) Mr. B.
(c) Mr. C.
(d) Mr. J.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?

3. What was the F-117A nicknamed?

4. How many new workers were added at Skunk Works by Rich's third anniversary since taking over from Johnson?

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

(see the answer key)

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