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

2. Who was a test pilot for the U-2?
(a) Roy Anderson.
(b) Tony LeVier.
(c) Bob Allen.
(d) Dick Boehme.

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

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

5. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?
(a) 100s.
(b) 90s.
(c) 87.
(d) 95.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?

2. What type of missiles did the Marines have in August 1979?

3. In what building was Skunk Works housed when Rich first went to work there?

4. Where was Rich's mother born and raised?

5. How much did it cost to build the facility where the U-2 was tested?

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