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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did it take from start to finish for a new airplane to become operational on a flight line?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) As long as 12 years.

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) 9 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 7 years.

4. In Chapter 2, what type of a work week did the senior aerodynamicists, thermodynamicists, propulsion specialists, stress and structures, and weight engineers work to meet a deadline?
(a) 11-hour days, 7 days a week.
(b) 10-hour days, 6 days a week.
(c) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.
(d) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.

5. When did the Defense Department reveal the F-117A?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1985.

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

7. Compared to Have Blue, what was the radar signature of other fighters?
(a) A semi-truck.
(b) A skyscraper.
(c) A Greyhound bus.
(d) A shopping mall.

8. During his fifteen years of flight testing for Skunk Works, how many times did Bill Park have to bail out?
(a) 5 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 3 times.

9. What was the target date for the completion of Have Blue?
(a) October 12, 1978.
(b) December 1, 1977.
(c) March 12, 1976.
(d) April 18, 1975.

10. What bomber was the United States using to counter the Soviet heavy bombers?
(a) XB-59.
(b) B-52.
(c) YB-60.
(d) B-47.

11. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?
(a) Britain.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

12. How far could the F-117 stealth fighter fly without refueling?
(a) 900 miles.
(b) 1200 miles.
(c) 750 miles.
(d) 1500 miles.

13. How much did Johnson have to borrow to cover U-2 production costs when the government was late making payments?
(a) $3 million.
(b) $750,000.
(c) $2 million.
(d) $915,000.

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

15. Where was Rich's mother born and raised?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Japan.
(c) Australia.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?

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

3. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?

4. When did Johnson want Rich to research liquid hydrogen?

5. How long did it take Skunk Works to build their stealth fighters?

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