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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the town in the path of the Blackbird when it returned to Beale?
(a) Quincy.
(b) Greenville.
(c) Susanville.
(d) Hamilton Branch.

3. How many planes did Rich work on during his employment at Lockheed?
(a) 24.
(b) 15.
(c) 31.
(d) 27.

4. What tanker was used to fuel the Blackbirds in the air?
(a) HC-130P.
(b) KC-97.
(c) KC-10.
(d) KC-135.

5. During a typical three-to-five hour training exercise, how many sunrises might a Blackbird pilot witness?
(a) 2 to 3.
(b) 3.
(c) 3 to 4.
(d) 1.

6. How much money did Northrop lose on the F-20 twin engine fighter?
(a) $75 million.
(b) $100 million.
(c) $25 million.
(d) $50 million.

7. How many Patriot missiles could be loaded on the SWATH boat?
(a) 64.
(b) 48.
(c) 53.
(d) 37.

8. Who was Britain engaged in hostilities against in 1982?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) India.
(c) Chile.
(d) Argentina.

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

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

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

12. What was the code name of the most sensitive project during Rich's years at Skunk Works?
(a) Insight.
(b) Oceanside.
(c) Undertow.
(d) Tagboard.

13. What new speed record did the Blackbird establish in 1965?
(a) 1,810 mph.
(b) 2,312 mph.
(c) 2,070 mph.
(d) 1,972 mph.

14. What price did Skunk Works quote for the B-2?
(a) $150 million.
(b) $100 million.
(c) $300 million.
(d) $200 million.

15. How old was Johnson when he died?
(a) 75.
(b) 65.
(c) 80.
(d) 70.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money did the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency give Skunk Works to develop a stealth boat?

3. In 1961, where did President Kennedy attend his first summit with Khrushchev?

4. Which of Johnson's operational rules at Skunk Works said it was better to starve than to do business with the Navy?

5. When was Skunk Works ordered to destroy all of the tooling for the drones?

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