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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) Less than 500 yards.
(b) 2,000 yards.
(c) 1,500 yards.
(d) Less than 1,000 yards.

2. How much did the glider decoys that were launched from the U-2s cost?
(a) $75.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $200.

3. What was the code name for the hydrogen fueled plane?
(a) Stratosphere.
(b) Aerie.
(c) Suntan.
(d) Eagle.

4. How long did Johnson work at Lockheed?
(a) 39 years.
(b) 46 years.
(c) 34 years.
(d) 42 years.

5. When did the CIA turn over its remaining U2 aircraft to the Air Force?
(a) June 1976.
(b) March 1975.
(c) July 1973.
(d) April 1974.

6. Who conducted tests in 1976 to determine if the claims Rich made about Have Blue were true?
(a) Brian Talbertson.
(b) Andrew Johnson.
(c) Lindsay Anderson.
(d) David Wyatt.

7. What was the temperature at 8 a.m. on an August day in 1979?
(a) 90s.
(b) 95.
(c) 100s.
(d) 87.

8. How many new workers were added at Skunk Works by Rich's third anniversary since taking over from Johnson?
(a) 500.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 1,000.

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

10. When was the best time for a test pilot to take off?
(a) 2 hours after sunup.
(b) 2 hours before sunset.
(c) Just after sunup.
(d) Just before sunset.

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

12. When did Rich take charge of the Skunk Works?
(a) November 12, 1974.
(b) February 12, 1975.
(c) December 18, 1974.
(d) January 17, 1975.

13. What would be the equivalent radar signature of the Hopeless Diamond?
(a) T-38 trainer.
(b) D-21 drone.
(c) Piper Cub.
(d) An eagle's eyeball.

14. Where did Rich get his undergraduate degree?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Berkley.
(d) MIT.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bomber was the United States using to counter the Soviet heavy bombers?

3. Who ordered production of the hydrogen fueled plane?

4. How much did Johnson have to borrow to cover U-2 production costs when the government was late making payments?

5. How far could the F-117 stealth fighter fly without refueling?

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