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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 many new workers were added at Skunk Works by Rich's third anniversary since taking over from Johnson?

2. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?

3. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?

4. Where did Powers' fateful flight originate?

5. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was so revolutionary about the plane Have Blue?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the first flight of the U-2 over Russia.

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

9. Was Skunk Works able to make money on the F-117 stealth fighter?

10. How did Rich put an end to the accusations he was using phony data for the stealth project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were very strict secrecy measures at the Skunk Works. Discuss why the work at the Skunk Works was so secret.

Essay Topic 2

A U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down by the Soviets. Discuss the mission, what went wrong, and the reactions to the failed mission.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why the Blackbird was a difficult plane to build, fly, and sell.

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