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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Rich take charge of the Skunk Works?
(a) December 18, 1974.
(b) February 12, 1975.
(c) January 17, 1975.
(d) November 12, 1974.

2. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) Piper Cub.
(b) T-38 trainer.
(c) An eagle's eyeball.
(d) D-21 drone.

3. How much did the glider decoys that were launched from the U-2s cost?
(a) $75.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $200.
(d) $500.

4. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?
(a) Steel filing cabinet.
(b) A steel wall panel.
(c) Shop tool cabinet.
(d) Steel office desk.

5. How many F-117As were hit when they flew over Iraq?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) None.

6. 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) 4 years.
(d) 9 years.

7. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?
(a) Desert Storm.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) Korean War.
(d) World War II.

8. How many different missile systems did the Russian deploy to defend their cities and strategic interests?
(a) 15.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

9. How many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?
(a) 34.
(b) 39.
(c) 27.
(d) 41.

10. What did the Soviets build that was hydrogen fueled?
(a) A reconnaissance plane.
(b) Sputnik 1.
(c) A satellite.
(d) A new bomber.

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

12. How old was Rich when he first worked for Johnson?
(a) 29.
(b) 31.
(c) 34.
(d) 27.

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

14. When was the Skunk Works headquarters built?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1962.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?

2. How many hours could the U-2 fly without refueling?

3. In Chapter 2, what type of a work week did the senior aerodynamicists, thermodynamicists, propulsion specialists, stress and structures, and weight engineers work to meet a deadline?

4. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?

5. What were the Soviet bombers nicknamed that Khrushchev had overfly the May Day parade in 1954?

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