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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high did Have Blue fly for the test flight?
(a) 7,500 feet.
(b) 5,000 feet.
(c) 8,000 feet.
(d) 10,000 feet.

2. How many years did Marty Knutson fly the U-2?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 29 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 24 years.

3. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?
(a) Broken hip.
(b) Broken collarbone.
(c) A shattered knee cap.
(d) Four broken ribs.

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

5. How many knots did pilots try to maintain in the U-2 when they reached their top altitude?
(a) 250 knots.
(b) 400.
(c) 300 knots.
(d) 500 knots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which branch of the armed forces did Rich's patent benefit?

2. How many missiles did Hussein have in and around Baghdad?

3. How many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?

4. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?

5. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Khrushchev demonstrate at the 1954 May Day parade that worried the United States about military defense?

2. What happened during the first taxi test in the U-2?

3. How did the Air Force decide to use the F-117As?

4. How did Johnson begin his career at Lockheed?

5. What was the U-2 used for after the Powers tragedy?

6. How did bats provide the first visual proof the stealth really worked?

7. What did the Skunk Works produce?

8. Why did Johnson tell Rich to have the government reclassify the security for Have Blue?

9. What was so unusual about the contract the Air Force signed to purchase a stealth fighter?

10. How did Rich put an end to the accusations he was using phony data for the stealth project?

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