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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Blowing Up Burbank.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the glider decoys that were launched from the U-2s cost?
(a) $75.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $200.

2. What was the name of the phony engineering company set up to receive CIA payments?
(a) J&R Engineering.
(b) M&U Engineering.
(c) C&J Engineering.
(d) L&R Engineering.

3. How old was Rich when he first worked for Johnson?
(a) 34.
(b) 27.
(c) 31.
(d) 29.

4. During what war did the P-80 win its first all-jet dogfight?
(a) World War II.
(b) Desert Storm.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) Korean War.

5. What type of bombs did the F-117As use in Baghdad?
(a) Mark 81.
(b) GBU-27.
(c) GBU-10.
(d) CBU Mark 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Skunk Works created?

2. What foreign object was left inside the fuel tank of an Electra plane that forced the plane to land early?

3. Where was Johnson hurt in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?

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

5. Who was the CIA agent in charge of overseeing the U-2 called at Skunk Works?

(see the answer key)

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