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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 many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?
(a) 41.
(b) 34.
(c) 27.
(d) 39.

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

3. When was the contract to build the stealth fighters signed?
(a) July 13, 1978.
(b) January 15, 1978.
(c) March 10, 1978.
(d) November 1, 1978.

4. How much did Johnson have to borrow to cover U-2 production costs when the government was late making payments?
(a) $915,000.
(b) $3 million.
(c) $750,000.
(d) $2 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What foreign object was left inside the fuel tank of an Electra plane that forced the plane to land early?

2. For how many years did the Taiwanese squadron fly U-2s over Red China?

3. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?

4. What was the Taiwanese U-2 squadron nicknamed?

5. When did Rich first work for Johnson?

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