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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. How hot did Johnson believe that a plane would get at Mach 3?
(a) 750 degrees.
(b) 500 degrees.
(c) 900 degrees.
(d) 1,200 degrees.

2. How much faster was the Blackbird than the Concorde?
(a) 30 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) 10 percent.
(d) 40 percent.

3. When was the CIA ordered out of the spy plane business?
(a) June 1968.
(b) April 1968.
(c) September 1968.
(d) May 1968.

4. When did a piece of one of the drones resurface?
(a) 17 years later.
(b) 9 years later.
(c) 8 years later.
(d) 15 years later.

5. How much was Rich earning at Lockheed in 1972?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $60,000.
(c) $45,000.
(d) $50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time the Blackbird project ended, how many separate parts had Skunk Works manufactured?

2. What price did Skunk Works quote for the B-2?

3. What was the name of the stealth ship?

4. When was the most sensitive project begun that Rich worked on during his years at Skunk Works?

5. How many planes did Rich work on during his employment at Lockheed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the tiny black dots that appeared on Blackbird windshields after a flight?

2. Why was the stealth project photographer getting fuzzy pictures of the stealth airplane model?

3. Why was the Blackbird's safety record so amazing?

4. Why was it easier in the past to get a project like the Blackbird project rolling?

5. Why wasn't it possible to cut corners when building the Blackbird?

6. Where was the drone built at Skunk Works?

7. What type of a plane did Johnson propose to build after the U-2?

8. Why did President Johnson authorize the Blackbird to overfly North Vietnam in May 1967?

9. What did the Skunk Works do to make the Blackbird even more safe?

10. Why did the U.S. want to gain information about Lop Nor?

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