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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. What did the thirty-eight foot model of the Hopeless Diamond compare to in size when it showed up on radar during tests for the Air Force?
(a) A golf ball.
(b) A bumblebee.
(c) A volleyball.
(d) A small cat.

2. At what altitude did Skunk Works hope the U-2 would be able to fly?
(a) 65,000 ft.
(b) 60,000 ft.
(c) 70,000 ft.
(d) 75,000 ft.

3. When did the Defense Department reveal the F-117A?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1981.

4. How far could the F-117 stealth fighter fly without refueling?
(a) 1500 miles.
(b) 1200 miles.
(c) 750 miles.
(d) 900 miles.

5. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?
(a) Lindsay Anderson.
(b) Brian Talbertson.
(c) David Wyatt.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Rich born and raised?

2. What type of bombs did the F-117As use in Baghdad?

3. How many years was Powers sentenced to hard labor by the Soviets?

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

5. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?

(see the answer key)

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