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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. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?
(a) CIA.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

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

3. When did retired Skunk Works' director Kelly Johnson join Lockheed?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1933.

4. How much did it cost to build each U-2?
(a) $9 million.
(b) $7 million.
(c) $5 million.
(d) $1 million.

5. How many different missile systems did the Russian deploy to defend their cities and strategic interests?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Rich first work for Johnson?

2. In Chapter 2, what type of a work week did the senior aerodynamicists, thermodynamicists, propulsion specialists, stress and structures, and weight engineers work to meet a deadline?

3. When there were problems using the Blackbird to carry the drone, what plane was used instead?

4. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?

5. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?

(see the answer key)

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