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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Blowing Up Burbank.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?
(a) A semi-truck.
(b) A shopping mall.
(c) A skyscraper.
(d) A Greyhound bus.

2. 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?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 6 years.

3. How old was Francis Powers when he flew the U-2 that crashed in Russia?
(a) 34.
(b) 36.
(c) 29.
(d) 27.

4. Where was Rich born and raised?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Philippines.
(d) San Francisco.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the code name for the hydrogen fueled plane?

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

3. How much did Johnson have to borrow to cover U-2 production costs when the government was late making payments?

4. How old was Rich when he took charge of the Skunk Works?

5. How many different missile systems did the Russian deploy to defend their cities and strategic interests?

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