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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 4 times.

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

3. What was the Taiwanese U-2 squadron nicknamed?
(a) Dark Fighters.
(b) Ninja.
(c) Black Cats.
(d) Black Knights.

4. Where did Powers' fateful flight originate?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Germany.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Iraq.

5. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) Spain.

6. What was Rich's alias when he was researching liquid hydrogen?
(a) Rich Mann.
(b) John Dunne.
(c) Ben Dover.
(d) Pryor Brown.

7. How close was the hydrogen complex to the Municipal Airport's in-bound runway?
(a) 2,000 yards.
(b) 1,500 yards.
(c) Less than 1,000 yards.
(d) Less than 500 yards.

8. Where was Rich born and raised?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Philippines.

9. What did the thirty-eight foot model of the Hopeless Diamond compare to in size when it showed up on radar during tests for the Air Force?
(a) A volleyball.
(b) A golf ball.
(c) A bumblebee.
(d) A small cat.

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

11. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?
(a) Yale.
(b) MIT.
(c) Berkley.
(d) Harvard.

12. How much did Johnson have to borrow to cover U-2 production costs when the government was late making payments?
(a) $750,000.
(b) $3 million.
(c) $915,000.
(d) $2 million.

13. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?
(a) About 1,200.
(b) About 1,000.
(c) About 900.
(d) About 750.

14. What was the area called where Rich and Robertson worked with the liquid hydrogen?
(a) Fort Rich.
(b) Fort Robertson.
(c) Fort Johnson.
(d) Fort Skunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a test pilot for the U-2?

2. For how many years did the Taiwanese squadron fly U-2s over Red China?

3. How many years did the U-2 fly over the Soviet Union?

4. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?

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

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