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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. Where did Northrop and Skunk Works test their stealth designs?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) New Mexico.

2. How did Rich's wife Faye die?
(a) Breat cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Boating accident.
(d) Auto accident.

3. Which branch of the armed forces did Rich's patent benefit?
(a) Army.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Marines.

4. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?
(a) 15,000 square feet.
(b) 5 football fields.
(c) 12,000 square feet.
(d) 3 football fields.

5. How far were test pilots able to fly the U-2 on one tank of gas?
(a) 3,000 miles.
(b) 4,500 miles.
(c) 5,000 miles.
(d) 6,000 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Soviet bombers nicknamed that Khrushchev had overfly the May Day parade in 1954?

2. How long did Johnson work at Lockheed?

3. How much did it cost to build the facility where the U-2 was tested?

4. Who was the CIA agent in charge of overseeing the U-2 called at Skunk Works?

5. What type of bombs did the F-117As use in Baghdad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did General Jones want the U-2 designation changed?

5. Why did Major Al Whitley and his crew chiefs come to Skunk Works in February 1982?

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

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

8. How did Johnson split his days at Lockheed when Rich first started at Lockheed?

9. What did the Skunk Works produce?

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

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