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

2. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?
(a) At least 100 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) At least 50 pounds.
(d) 150 pounds.

3. When was the first mission to send drones over Lop Nor?
(a) February 5, 1970.
(b) November 9, 1969.
(c) September 12, 1968.
(d) October 11, 1967.

4. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?
(a) 4 times.
(b) 2 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 3 times.

5. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?
(a) Intifada I.
(b) Six Day War.
(c) Israel-Hamas War.
(d) Yom Kippur War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What foreign object was left inside the fuel tank of an Electra plane that forced the plane to land early?

2. How old was Rich when he took charge of the Skunk Works?

3. What vehicle passed too closely to a truck carrying the Blackbird?

4. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?

5. How old was Rich when the Blackbird was designed?

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