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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) $1 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $7 million.
(d) $9 million.

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

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

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

5. At what altitude did Skunk Works hope the U-2 would be able to fly?
(a) 70,000 ft.
(b) 65,000 ft.
(c) 60,000 ft.
(d) 75,000 ft.

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

7. In the 1950s, how frequently was Lockheed producing a new airplane?
(a) Every two years.
(b) About every six years.
(c) About every three years.
(d) Every five years.

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

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

14. 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?
(a) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.
(b) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.
(c) 10-hour days, 6 days a week.
(d) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Soviets build that was hydrogen fueled?

2. How long were the rolls of film in U-2?

3. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?

4. Where was Rich born and raised?

5. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?

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