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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. When did Rich first work for Johnson?
(a) January 1955.
(b) December 1954.
(c) November 1954.
(d) March 1955.
2. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 48 months.
(c) 22 months.
(d) 32 months.
3. What was Rich's alias when he was researching liquid hydrogen?
(a) Pryor Brown.
(b) John Dunne.
(c) Rich Mann.
(d) Ben Dover.
4. 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) 10-hour days, 6 days a week.
(b) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.
(c) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.
(d) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.
5. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?
(a) Steel filing cabinet.
(b) A steel wall panel.
(c) Steel office desk.
(d) Shop tool cabinet.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?
2. When was Skunk Works created?
3. How many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?
4. How long were the rolls of film in U-2?
5. In the 1950s, how frequently was Lockheed producing a new airplane?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Rich told by experts in the field of liquid hydrogen?
2. What was so unusual about the contract the Air Force signed to purchase a stealth fighter?
3. Why in Chapter 8 was Rich traveling around the country feeling like he was a secret agent?
4. Why one morning when Ken Dyson flew Have Blue, did it appear on radar?
5. How did bats provide the first visual proof the stealth really worked?
6. How did Rich manage his employees when he took over at the Skunk Works?
7. What caused broken rubber seals inside engine valves and leaking pressure seals, and how did Skunk Works solve the problem?
8. Was Skunk Works able to make money on the F-117 stealth fighter?
9. Why did Johnson tell Rich to have the government reclassify the security for Have Blue?
10. How did Johnson react when he saw a sketch of the Hopeless Diamond?
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