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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much water did the stealth ship displace?
(a) 318 tons.
(b) 560 tons.
(c) 614 tons.
(d) 412 tons.

2. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Falcon.
(c) Snake.
(d) Oxcart.

3. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?
(a) 900 degrees.
(b) 500 degrees.
(c) 1,200 degrees.
(d) 750 degrees.

4. In the 1960s, where were increasing numbers of Soviet Bear bombers flying to?
(a) South America.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) China.

5. How much weight did paint add to the Blackbird?
(a) 150 pounds.
(b) At least 100 pounds.
(c) At least 50 pounds.
(d) 75 pounds.

6. What was the name of the stealth ship?
(a) Black Night.
(b) Mystic Wind.
(c) Sea Stealth.
(d) Sea Shadow.

7. Which of Johnson's operational rules at Skunk Works said it was better to starve than to do business with the Navy?
(a) Number 15.
(b) Number 6.
(c) Number 7.
(d) Number 9.

8. How much was Rich earning at Lockheed in 1972?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $75,000.
(c) $60,000.
(d) $45,000.

9. How many operational sorties did the Blackbird fly over Vietnam and other hostile countries?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 3,500.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 4,500.

10. Where was test pilot Bill Park cruising in a Blackbird when his plane experienced an unstart?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Japan.
(d) Lebanon.

11. How much fuel did the Blackbird consume in an hour?
(a) About 5,000 gallons.
(b) 3,000 gallons.
(c) 7,500 gallons.
(d) About 8,000 gallons.

12. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?
(a) 7 million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 13 million.

13. How many years did Rich work at Lockheed?
(a) 45 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 30 years.

14. What was the farthest distance that Johnson would put an engineer from the assembly line?
(a) 25 ft.
(b) 50 ft.
(c) 100 ft.
(d) 15 ft.

15. What was the cost for a stealth SWATH boat?
(a) $200 million.
(b) $100 million.
(c) $175 million.
(d) $150 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Johnson's birthday?

2. Who did Rich put in charge of building a model stealth ship at Skunk Works?

3. What was broken when a Blackbird test pilot boomed Johnson's ranch in Santa Barbara?

4. How much would Northrop Aircraft Company have increased Rich's salary if he went to work for them?

5. How many new airplanes were introduced in the 1980s?

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