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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did it cost to build the facility where the U-2 was tested?
(a) $675,000.
(b) $1,000,000.
(c) $800,000.
(d) $550,000.

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

3. Where did Powers' fateful flight originate?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Germany.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Iraq.

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) 14-hour days, 7 days a week.
(d) 12-hour days, 5 days a week.

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

6. Who was the CIA agent in charge of overseeing the U-2 called at Skunk Works?
(a) Mr. B.
(b) Mr. C.
(c) Mr. X.
(d) Mr. J.

7. When was Powers released from the Soviet Union?
(a) September 1965.
(b) February 1962.
(c) July 1964.
(d) March 1963.

8. When did retired Skunk Works' director Kelly Johnson join Lockheed?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1935.

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

10. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?
(a) Navy.
(b) CIA.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Army.

11. How many of the 43 bridges spanning the Tigris-Euphrates River did the F-117A knock out?
(a) 41.
(b) 27.
(c) 34.
(d) 39.

12. Where was Rich born and raised?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Philippines.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Puerto Rico.

13. How long did it take Skunk Works to build their stealth fighters?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 9 years.

14. What did McDonnell Douglas begin building at the same time that Skunk Works was building the stealth fighter?
(a) F-14s.
(b) F-16s.
(c) F-18s.
(d) F-15s.

15. How many of the workers who applied for jobs with the Skunk Works flunked the drug testing?
(a) 23 percent.
(b) 44 percent.
(c) 58 percent.
(d) 12 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many hours of flying did Al Whitley have logged in when he flew the F-117A?

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

3. What type of a deadline was Skunk Works given to test-fly the first stealth fighter?

4. When was the contract to build the stealth fighters signed?

5. Where in Europe were the U-2s to fly from?

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