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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. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?
(a) World War II.
(b) Korean War.
(c) Desert Storm.
(d) Vietnam War.

2. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) CIA.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

3. Where did Powers' fateful flight originate?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Germany.
(d) Pakistan.

4. How much did Johnson have to borrow to cover U-2 production costs when the government was late making payments?
(a) $3 million.
(b) $2 million.
(c) $750,000.
(d) $915,000.

5. How many missiles did Hussein have in and around Baghdad?
(a) 21,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 14,000.
(d) 19,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Rich born and raised?

2. What was the Taiwanese U-2 squadron nicknamed?

3. How far were test pilots able to fly the U-2 on one tank of gas?

4. How old was Rich when he first worked for Johnson?

5. When was Skunk Works created?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Francis Powers flew a U-2 mission on May 1, 1960?

2. Why in Chapter 8 was Rich traveling around the country feeling like he was a secret agent?

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

4. How did Johnson react when he saw a sketch of the Hopeless Diamond?

5. Was Skunk Works able to make money on the F-117 stealth fighter?

6. Why one morning when Ken Dyson flew Have Blue, did it appear on radar?

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

8. By 1954, for what design had Rich earned a patent?

9. What happened when the Skunk Works test pilot took up Major Whitley's F-117A?

10. How did Skunk Works solve part of the problem where workers would leave pens, bolts, screws, or other objects inside an engine?

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