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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 knots did pilots try to maintain in the U-2 when they reached their top altitude?
(a) 250 knots.
(b) 300 knots.
(c) 500 knots.
(d) 400.

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

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

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

5. How close was the hydrogen complex to the Municipal Airport's in-bound runway?
(a) Less than 500 yards.
(b) 1,500 yards.
(c) 2,000 yards.
(d) Less than 1,000 yards.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?

2. What did the Soviets build that was hydrogen fueled?

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

4. Who was the CIA agent in charge of overseeing the U-2 called at Skunk Works?

5. In what building was Skunk Works housed when Rich first went to work there?

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