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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 F-117As were hit when they flew over Iraq?
(a) None.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. In what building was Skunk Works housed when Rich first went to work there?
(a) Building 26.
(b) Building 82.
(c) Building 54.
(d) Building 17.

3. For how many years did the Taiwanese squadron fly U-2s over Red China?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

4. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Navy.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) CIA.

5. What were the Soviet bombers nicknamed that Khrushchev had overfly the May Day parade in 1954?
(a) Bison.
(b) Workhorse.
(c) Trojan.
(d) Pegasus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the workers who applied for jobs with the Skunk Works flunked the drug testing?

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

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

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

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

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