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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) Navy.
(d) Air Force.

2. What foreign object was left inside the fuel tank of an Electra plane that forced the plane to land early?
(a) A vacuum cleaner.
(b) A hard hat.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A tool box.

3. When did Johnson start the Skunk Works?
(a) During the Korean War.
(b) During World War I.
(c) During the Vietnam War.
(d) After the Cuban missile crisis.

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

5. 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?
(a) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.
(b) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.
(c) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.
(d) 10-hour days, 6 days a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?

2. When Have Blue overheated near the tail during engine test runs, what was used to build a heat shield?

3. How did Rich's wife Faye die?

4. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?

5. How old was Rich when he took charge of the Skunk Works?

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