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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. How did Rich's wife Faye die?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Auto accident.
(c) Boating accident.
(d) Breat cancer.

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

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

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

5. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?
(a) A shattered knee cap.
(b) Four broken ribs.
(c) Broken collarbone.
(d) Broken hip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?

2. What were the Soviet bombers nicknamed that Khrushchev had overfly the May Day parade in 1954?

3. 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?

4. How long were the rolls of film in U-2?

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

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