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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Silver Bullet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?
(a) CIA.
(b) Army.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Navy.

2. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) An eagle's eyeball.
(b) Piper Cub.
(c) T-38 trainer.
(d) D-21 drone.

3. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?
(a) Yom Kippur War.
(b) Six Day War.
(c) Intifada I.
(d) Israel-Hamas War.

4. Where did Northrop and Skunk Works test their stealth designs?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Nevada.
(d) California.

5. How big was Building 82 where the first of the two Have Blue prototypes were built?
(a) 15,000 square feet.
(b) 12,000 square feet.
(c) 3 football fields.
(d) 5 football fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Johnson start the Skunk Works?

2. In Chapter 2, what type of a work week did the senior aerodynamicists, thermodynamicists, propulsion specialists, stress and structures, and weight engineers work to meet a deadline?

3. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?

4. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?

5. When did Rich take charge of the Skunk Works?

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