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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 foreign object was left inside the fuel tank of an Electra plane that forced the plane to land early?
(a) A wrench.
(b) A tool box.
(c) A vacuum cleaner.
(d) A hard hat.

2. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?
(a) F-14s.
(b) F-18s.
(c) F-15s.
(d) F-16s.

3. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?
(a) 2 hours after sunup.
(b) Just after sunup.
(c) 2 hours before sunset.
(d) Just before sunset.

4. How long did it take Skunk Works to build their stealth fighters?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 9 years.

5. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) D-21 drone.
(b) Piper Cub.
(c) An eagle's eyeball.
(d) T-38 trainer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the F-117A first used in combat?

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

3. 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?

4. How many of the workers who applied for jobs with the Skunk Works flunked the drug testing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Rich go to work for Johnson?

3. Why did the CIA reject the idea of building a hydrogen airplane?

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

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

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

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

8. What did the Skunk Works produce?

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

10. How did Rich manage his employees when he took over at the Skunk Works?

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