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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Long Goodbye.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was test pilot Bill Park cruising in a Blackbird when his plane experienced an unstart?
(a) Japan.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Arizona.

2. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 7 million.

3. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?
(a) 3 football fields.
(b) 12,000 square feet.
(c) 15,000 square feet.
(d) 5 football fields.

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

5. How long did it take to get the first photographs taken by a U-2?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what base did Blackbirds fly to photograph North Vietnam?

2. In May 1962, how long did it take for a Blackbird to fly from Edwards Air Force Base outside Los Angeles to Orlando, Florida?

3. What bomber was the United States using to counter the Soviet heavy bombers?

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

5. What type of missiles did the Marines have in August 1979?

(see the answer key)

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