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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?
(a) F-15s.
(b) F-14s.
(c) F-16s.
(d) F-18s.

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

4. When did the Defense Department reveal the F-117A?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1983.

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

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

7. Who was the U-2 built for?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) CIA.
(d) Army.

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

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

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

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

12. How much did it cost to build the facility where the U-2 was tested?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $800,000.
(c) $550,000.
(d) $675,000.

13. What was the code name for the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Aerie.
(b) Stratosphere.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Suntan.

14. How many knots did pilots try to maintain in the U-2 when they reached their top altitude?
(a) 300 knots.
(b) 250 knots.
(c) 500 knots.
(d) 400.

15. Where was Rich's mother born and raised?
(a) Australia.
(b) France.
(c) Japan.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?

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

3. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?

4. How many of the workers who applied for jobs with the Skunk Works flunked the drug testing?

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

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