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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. What did the thirty-eight foot model of the Hopeless Diamond compare to in size when it showed up on radar during tests for the Air Force?
(a) A small cat.
(b) A volleyball.
(c) A golf ball.
(d) A bumblebee.

2. How many F-117As were hit when they flew over Iraq?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) None.

3. Where was Rich born and raised?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Philippines.

4. Who owned the test track where a model of the Hopeless Diamond was tested?
(a) McDonnell Douglas.
(b) Raytheon.
(c) Boeing.
(d) Northrup.

5. What size wooden model was tested of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) 5 ft.
(b) 10 ft.
(c) 7 ft.
(d) 12 ft.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did it cost to build an F-117A?

2. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?

3. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?

4. What was the F-117A nicknamed?

5. How many hours could the U-2 fly without refueling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Johnson begin his career at Lockheed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did the U.S. government attempt to use foreign pilots for the U-2 plane?

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

10. What caused broken rubber seals inside engine valves and leaking pressure seals, and how did Skunk Works solve the problem?

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