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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far could the F-117 stealth fighter fly without refueling?

2. What type of missiles did the Marines have in August 1979?

3. When did the CIA turn over its remaining U2 aircraft to the Air Force?

4. Where did Northrop and Skunk Works test their stealth designs?

5. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rich go to work for Johnson?

2. What happened during the first taxi test in the U-2?

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

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

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

6. What was Rich told by experts in the field of liquid hydrogen?

7. Why did Johnson tell Rich to have the government reclassify the security for Have Blue?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss reasons why drones were favored for gathering sensitive information over manned spy planes.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether the U-2 was still able to be used after the Powers tragedy. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

When Skunk Works won the contract for the stealth fighter, there was an increase in secrecy and bureaucracy. Discuss the effect of secrecy and bureaucracy on the production of the stealth fighter.

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