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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, How We Skunks Got Our Name.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Rich when he first worked for Johnson?
(a) 31.
(b) 29.
(c) 34.
(d) 27.

2. What was Al Whitley's rank in the Air Force at the time he was chosen to fly the first F-117A?
(a) Captain.
(b) Major.
(c) Lieutenant colonel.
(d) Colonel.

3. When was Skunk Works created?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1941.

4. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?
(a) World War II.
(b) Desert Storm.
(c) Korean War.
(d) Vietnam War.

5. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?
(a) F-14s.
(b) F-15s.
(c) F-18s.
(d) F-16s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years passed before Al Whitley could explain to his wife and kids the meaning of a plaque Rich had given him after he first flew the F-117A?

2. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?

3. How long did it take Skunk Works to build their stealth fighters?

4. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?

5. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?

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