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

3. How many F-117As were hit when they flew over Iraq?

4. How much did Johnson have to borrow to cover U-2 production costs when the government was late making payments?

5. How many different missile systems did the Russian deploy to defend their cities and strategic interests?

Short Essay Questions

1. Until Overholser discovered the Ufimtsev theory, what possibilities had been know to reduce an airplane's radar detection?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why did General Jones want the U-2 designation changed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss why Soviet military operations seemed to be more of a threat than usual at the beginning of Kennedy's presidency.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss the first missions and capabilities of the F-117A.

Essay Topic 3

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

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