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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Picture Postcards for Ike.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours could the U-2 fly without refueling?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

2. When was the Skunk Works headquarters built?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1937.

3. How many new workers were added at Skunk Works by Rich's third anniversary since taking over from Johnson?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 500.

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

5. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?
(a) April 18, 1975.
(b) March 12, 1976.
(c) December 1, 1977.
(d) October 12, 1978.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Al Whitley's rank in the Air Force at the time he was chosen to fly the first F-117A?

2. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?

3. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?

4. How many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?

5. Where was Rich born and raised?

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