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

2. 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) 90 percent.
(b) 75 percent.
(c) 80 percent.
(d) 70 percent.

3. What was the code name for the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Suntan.
(b) Aerie.
(c) Stratosphere.
(d) Eagle.

4. How far could the F-117 stealth fighter fly without refueling?
(a) 750 miles.
(b) 1500 miles.
(c) 900 miles.
(d) 1200 miles.

5. When was Skunk Works ordered to destroy all of the tooling for the drones?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the largest builder of planes in the aerospace industry in the 1980s?

2. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?

3. How far were test pilots able to fly the U-2 on one tank of gas?

4. When was the contract to build the stealth fighters signed?

5. How old was Francis Powers when he flew the U-2 that crashed in Russia?

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