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

2. How many years was Powers sentenced to hard labor by the Soviets?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 7 years.

3. How many F-117As were hit when they flew over Iraq?
(a) 4.
(b) None.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. How long did Johnson work at Lockheed?
(a) 34 years.
(b) 39 years.
(c) 46 years.
(d) 42 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Powers' fateful flight originate?

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

3. When did retired Skunk Works' director Kelly Johnson join Lockheed?

4. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?

5. When did Johnson start the Skunk Works?

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