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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were the Soviet bombers nicknamed that Khrushchev had overfly the May Day parade in 1954?
(a) Trojan.
(b) Bison.
(c) Pegasus.
(d) Workhorse.

3. How long were the rolls of film in U-2?
(a) 3600 ft. rolls.
(b) 1500 ft. rolls.
(c) 1750 ft. rolls.
(d) 2800 ft. rolls.

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

5. How old was Rich when he took charge of the Skunk Works?
(a) 45.
(b) 49.
(c) 50.
(d) 54.

6. What size wooden model was tested of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) 7 ft.
(b) 5 ft.
(c) 10 ft.
(d) 12 ft.

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

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

9. When was Powers released from the Soviet Union?
(a) September 1965.
(b) March 1963.
(c) July 1964.
(d) February 1962.

10. When was Skunk Works created?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1935.

11. What type of missiles did the Marines have in August 1979?
(a) Stinger.
(b) Patriot.
(c) Chaparral.
(d) Hawk.

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

13. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Air Force.
(b) CIA.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

14. What was the F-117A nicknamed?
(a) Blackwing.
(b) Darkwing.
(c) Nighthawk.
(d) Blackhawk.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?

3. When did the CIA turn over its remaining U2 aircraft to the Air Force?

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

5. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?

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