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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. When did a piece of one of the drones resurface?

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

3. What was the farthest distance that Johnson would put an engineer from the assembly line?

4. What was the name of the town in the path of the Blackbird when it returned to Beale?

5. Who was the largest builder of planes in the aerospace industry in the 1980s?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Northrop Aircraft Company offer Rich a job?

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

4. Why did Rich think aerospace got a bum rap from its critics?

5. Why did Rich turn down a project to design a hypersonic airplane?

6. Why did Johnson believe the drones failed over China?

7. Where was the drone built at Skunk Works?

8. How did Rich believe large, expensive airplanes would be built in the future?

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

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

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

Discuss how Skunk Works worked as a team to design and build its planes.

Essay Topic 3

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

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