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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) February 12, 1975.
(b) December 18, 1974.
(c) November 12, 1974.
(d) January 17, 1975.

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

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

4. In what building was Skunk Works housed when Rich first went to work there?
(a) Building 17.
(b) Building 54.
(c) Building 82.
(d) Building 26.

5. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?
(a) 3 football fields.
(b) 15,000 square feet.
(c) 12,000 square feet.
(d) 5 football fields.

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

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

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

9. During a night flight out of Turkey, how many fighters did the Soviets scramble against a U-2?
(a) 43.
(b) 28.
(c) 57.
(d) 36.

10. How many years did the U-2 fly over the Soviet Union?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

11. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?
(a) 15 years.
(b) As long as 12 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) About 10 years.

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

13. Who was the CIA agent in charge of overseeing the U-2 called at Skunk Works?
(a) Mr. X.
(b) Mr. C.
(c) Mr. J.
(d) Mr. B.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What bomber was the United States using to counter the Soviet heavy bombers?

2. How long did it take McDonnell Douglas to build the fighters it began building at the same time Skunk Works was building stealth fighters?

3. How much did it cost to build an F-117A?

4. How close was the hydrogen complex to the Municipal Airport's in-bound runway?

5. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?

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