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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?
(a) 15 years.
(b) As long as 12 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) About 10 years.

2. What foreign object was left inside the fuel tank of an Electra plane that forced the plane to land early?
(a) A vacuum cleaner.
(b) A tool box.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A hard hat.

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

4. What bomber was the United States using to counter the Soviet heavy bombers?
(a) YB-60.
(b) XB-59.
(c) B-52.
(d) B-47.

5. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?
(a) Army.
(b) CIA.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Navy.

6. When was the contract to build the stealth fighters signed?
(a) January 15, 1978.
(b) March 10, 1978.
(c) July 13, 1978.
(d) November 1, 1978.

7. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?
(a) $77.
(b) $87.
(c) $93.
(d) $95.

8. 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?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 4 years.

9. During a night flight out of Turkey, how many fighters did the Soviets scramble against a U-2?
(a) 43.
(b) 28.
(c) 36.
(d) 57.

10. How much did it cost to build an F-117A?
(a) $43 million.
(b) $39 million.
(c) $56 million.
(d) $27 million.

11. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?
(a) Four broken ribs.
(b) Broken hip.
(c) A shattered knee cap.
(d) Broken collarbone.

12. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?
(a) 8,000 feet.
(b) 5,000 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 7,500 feet.

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

14. How far were test pilots able to fly the U-2 on one tank of gas?
(a) 5,000 miles.
(b) 6,000 miles.
(c) 3,000 miles.
(d) 4,500 miles.

15. How many years did Marty Knutson fly the U-2?
(a) 29 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 24 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?

2. What was the code name for the hydrogen fueled plane?

3. In what building was Skunk Works housed when Rich first went to work there?

4. When was Powers released from the Soviet Union?

5. When did Johnson want Rich to research liquid hydrogen?

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