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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 many years did Marty Knutson fly the U-2?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 24 years.
(c) 29 years.
(d) 17 years.

2. How old was Francis Powers when he flew the U-2 that crashed in Russia?
(a) 34.
(b) 36.
(c) 29.
(d) 27.

3. How close was the hydrogen complex to the Municipal Airport's in-bound runway?
(a) 2,000 yards.
(b) Less than 1,000 yards.
(c) Less than 500 yards.
(d) 1,500 yards.

4. Where was Johnson hurt in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?
(a) Glendale.
(b) Burbank.
(c) Encino.
(d) Van Nuys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How high would the liquid hydrogen-fueled plane fly?

2. Which branch of the armed forces did Rich's patent benefit?

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

4. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?

5. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?

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