Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did it cost to build each U-2?
(a) $5 million.
(b) $9 million.
(c) $7 million.
(d) $1 million.

2. How many of the workers who applied for jobs with the Skunk Works flunked the drug testing?
(a) 44 percent.
(b) 23 percent.
(c) 12 percent.
(d) 58 percent.

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

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) Shop tool cabinet.
(c) Steel office desk.
(d) A steel wall panel.

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

6. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?
(a) 200,000 feet.
(b) 100,000 feet.
(c) 110,000 feet.
(d) 75,000.

7. Who was a test pilot for the U-2?
(a) Dick Boehme.
(b) Roy Anderson.
(c) Bob Allen.
(d) Tony LeVier.

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

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

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

11. Where did Northrop and Skunk Works test their stealth designs?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Nevada.

12. When did retired Skunk Works' director Kelly Johnson join Lockheed?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1935.

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

14. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?
(a) David Wyatt.
(b) Lindsay Anderson.
(c) Brian Talbertson.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

15. How many missiles did Hussein have in and around Baghdad?
(a) 16,000.
(b) 19,000.
(c) 14,000.
(d) 21,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Johnson start the Skunk Works?

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

3. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?

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

5. Where was Rich's mother born and raised?

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