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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 was Rich's alias when he was researching liquid hydrogen?
(a) Pryor Brown.
(b) Rich Mann.
(c) Ben Dover.
(d) John Dunne.

2. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?
(a) 8,000 feet.
(b) 7,500 feet.
(c) 5,000 feet.
(d) 10,000 feet.

3. When was Skunk Works created?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1941.

4. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Britain.

5. What was the F-117A nicknamed?
(a) Blackhawk.
(b) Blackwing.
(c) Darkwing.
(d) Nighthawk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Rich's mother born and raised?

3. 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?

4. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?

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

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