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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: The View from the Top.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?
(a) 500 degrees.
(b) 750 degrees.
(c) 1,200 degrees.
(d) 900 degrees.

2. How tall was the mountain near the test site for the model stealth ship?
(a) 11,500 ft.
(b) 8,500 ft.
(c) 7,500 ft.
(d) 12,000 ft.

3. Which aerospace company did Caspar Weinberger say had gotten out of the military aircraft business?
(a) Northrop.
(b) General Dynamics.
(c) Rockwell.
(d) McDonnell Douglas.

4. Who was the CIA agent in charge of overseeing the U-2 called at Skunk Works?
(a) Mr. C.
(b) Mr. X.
(c) Mr. B.
(d) Mr. J.

5. Who was the U-2 built for?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Marines.
(d) CIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1960s, where were increasing numbers of Soviet Bear bombers flying to?

2. 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?

3. How did Johnson's wife Althea die in 1970?

4. What new speed record did the Blackbird establish in 1965?

5. How many years was Powers sentenced to hard labor by the Soviets?

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