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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The China Syndrome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Rich first work for Johnson?
(a) January 1955.
(b) November 1954.
(c) March 1955.
(d) December 1954.

2. Where was a piece of a drone found years after the project had been canceled?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Siberia.
(d) China.

3. How much faster was the Blackbird than the Concorde?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) 40 percent.
(d) 30 percent.

4. When did Johnson want Rich to research liquid hydrogen?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1956.

5. Where was Lop Nor located?
(a) Near the Burmese border.
(b) Near the Tibetan border.
(c) Near the Pakistan border.
(d) Near the border with Mongolia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?

2. During a typical three-to-five hour training exercise, how many sunrises might a Blackbird pilot witness?

3. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?

4. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?

5. Where were two factory workers killed because of an unstart?

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