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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Two-Billion-Dollar Bomber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Rich earn weekly when he first worked for Johnson?
(a) $95.
(b) $77.
(c) $87.
(d) $93.

2. In what building was Skunk Works housed when Rich first went to work there?
(a) Building 17.
(b) Building 82.
(c) Building 54.
(d) Building 26.

3. How much faster was the Blackbird than the Concorde?
(a) 40 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

4. How did Johnson's wife Althea die in 1970?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) An auto accident.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

5. How much did it cost to build the facility where the U-2 was tested?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $675,000.
(c) $550,000.
(d) $800,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Powers released from the Soviet Union?

2. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?

3. Who was the U-2 built for?

4. How many engines did the B-70 have?

5. What did it cost Northrop to build the B-2?

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