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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. By the time Skunk Works had created design A-11, how much were they able to reduce the radar cross section of what became the Blackbird?
(a) 70 percent.
(b) 80 percent.
(c) 75 percent.
(d) 90 percent.

2. What vehicle passed too closely to a truck carrying the Blackbird?
(a) School bus.
(b) Recreational vehicle.
(c) Greyhound bus.
(d) Semi-truck.

3. When was the most sensitive project begun that Rich worked on during his years at Skunk Works?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1960.

4. When was the F-117A first used in combat?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) Desert Storm.
(c) Strike against Kaddafi.
(d) Yom Kippur War.

5. How many years was Powers sentenced to hard labor by the Soviets?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which branch of the armed forces did Rich's patent benefit?

2. When was the first mission to send drones over Lop Nor?

3. What was the area called where Rich and Robertson worked with the liquid hydrogen?

4. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?

5. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?

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