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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the largest builder of planes in the aerospace industry in the 1980s?
(a) Lockheed.
(b) Northrop.
(c) General Dynamics.
(d) McDonnell Douglas.

2. What did Rich say would be the surface heat on the fuselage of a plane that would fly at Mach 12?
(a) 3,500 degrees.
(b) 1,500 degrees.`
(c) 2,500 degrees.
(d) 3,000 degrees.

3. Who did Rich partner with on the stealth bomber?
(a) General Dynamics.
(b) Boeing.
(c) Rockwell.
(d) Northrop.

4. When did Johnson die?
(a) March 6, 1991.
(b) October 11, 1990.
(c) May 12, 1991.
(d) December 22, 1990.

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

6. What did islanders at Okinawa nickname the Blackbird?
(a) Black Viper.
(b) Black Mamba.
(c) Habu.
(d) Taipan.

7. When was the most sensitive project begun that Rich worked on during his years at Skunk Works?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1963.

8. How much would Northrop Aircraft Company have increased Rich's salary if he went to work for them?
(a) $15,000 a year.
(b) $10,000 a year.
(c) $12,000 a year.
(d) $5,000 a year.

9. How far did it take to make a tight turn in a Blackbird?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 40 to 50 nautical miles.
(c) 125 miles.
(d) 60 to 100 nautical miles.

10. How did Johnson's wife Althea die in 1970?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) An auto accident.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

11. From what distance could the U.S. early-warning radar net track a baseball-size object?
(a) 5,000 miles.
(b) 3,000 miles.
(c) 1,000 miles.
(d) 2,500 miles.

12. How much faster was the Blackbird than the Concorde?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 40 percent.

13. Which two groups agreed to purchase the drone?
(a) Air Force and Navy.
(b) CIA and Air Force.
(c) Army and Navy.
(d) Navy and Marines.

14. Where was Lop Nor located?
(a) Near the Burmese border.
(b) Near the border with Mongolia.
(c) Near the Tibetan border.
(d) Near the Pakistan border.

15. From what base did Blackbirds fly to photograph North Vietnam?
(a) Okinawa.
(b) Australia.
(c) Taiwan.
(d) Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were two factory workers killed because of an unstart?

2. How much did the drone weigh that Skunk Works designed?

3. How many years was the Blackbird in service before it was retired?

4. What was the name of the town in the path of the Blackbird when it returned to Beale?

5. When was Johnson's birthday?

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