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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Getting Off the Ground.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Johnson want Rich to research liquid hydrogen?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1958.

2. What did the Soviets build that was hydrogen fueled?
(a) A reconnaissance plane.
(b) A new bomber.
(c) Sputnik 1.
(d) A satellite.

3. At what altitude did Skunk Works hope the U-2 would be able to fly?
(a) 60,000 ft.
(b) 65,000 ft.
(c) 70,000 ft.
(d) 75,000 ft.

4. In the 1960s, where were increasing numbers of Soviet Bear bombers flying to?
(a) Cuba.
(b) China.
(c) South America.
(d) Afghanistan.

5. What was broken when a Blackbird test pilot boomed Johnson's ranch in Santa Barbara?
(a) Car windows.
(b) Upper story windows.
(c) A picture window.
(d) Windows in a tractor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How close was the hydrogen complex to the Municipal Airport's in-bound runway?

2. In 1961, where did President Kennedy attend his first summit with Khrushchev?

3. During a typical three-to-five hour training exercise, how many sunrises might a Blackbird pilot witness?

4. What was the name of the phony engineering company set up to receive CIA payments?

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

(see the answer key)

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