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

2. When did the CIA turn over its remaining U2 aircraft to the Air Force?
(a) July 1973.
(b) June 1976.
(c) April 1974.
(d) March 1975.

3. When was Powers released from the Soviet Union?
(a) July 1964.
(b) March 1963.
(c) September 1965.
(d) February 1962.

4. How did Rich's wife Faye die?
(a) Breat cancer.
(b) Boating accident.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Auto accident.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did it cost to build the facility where the U-2 was tested?

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

3. What was the name of the town in the path of the Blackbird when it returned to Beale?

4. How many years passed before Al Whitley could explain to his wife and kids the meaning of a plaque Rich had given him after he first flew the F-117A?

5. For how many years did the Taiwanese squadron fly U-2s over Red China?

(see the answer key)

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