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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Long Goodbye.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1950s, how frequently was Lockheed producing a new airplane?
(a) About every three years.
(b) About every six years.
(c) Every five years.
(d) Every two years.

2. How many feet per second could the Blackbird fly?
(a) 3,500.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 1,500.

3. How many years passed before Al Whitley could explain to his wife and kids the meaning of a plaque Rich had given him after he first flew the F-117A?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 7 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Johnson's birthday?

2. How far did it take to make a tight turn in a Blackbird?

3. How many new workers were added at Skunk Works by Rich's third anniversary since taking over from Johnson?

4. How long was test pilot Bob Riedenauer laid up after the first F-117A was taken up for a test flight, and there were problems with the plane?

5. How long did it take McDonnell Douglas to build the fighters it began building at the same time Skunk Works was building stealth fighters?

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