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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How was Johnson injured when he was in a nearly fatal car wreck in 1955?
(a) Four broken ribs.
(b) Broken collarbone.
(c) A shattered knee cap.
(d) Broken hip.

4. What was the name of the phony engineering company set up to receive CIA payments?
(a) M&U Engineering.
(b) L&R Engineering.
(c) C&J Engineering.
(d) J&R Engineering.

5. 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) 7 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 6 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. During what war did the Arabs use Soviet SAM-5s, defensive surface-to-air missiles?

4. How far were test pilots able to fly the U-2 on one tank of gas?

5. How many hours could the U-2 fly without refueling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Skunk Works solve part of the problem where workers would leave pens, bolts, screws, or other objects inside an engine?

2. How did Rich put an end to the accusations he was using phony data for the stealth project?

3. Why did Rich go to work for Johnson?

4. How did the CIA finance the U-2?

5. What caused broken rubber seals inside engine valves and leaking pressure seals, and how did Skunk Works solve the problem?

6. Why did the CIA reject the idea of building a hydrogen airplane?

7. How did Johnson react when he saw a sketch of the Hopeless Diamond?

8. What happened when Francis Powers flew a U-2 mission on May 1, 1960?

9. Why in Chapter 8 was Rich traveling around the country feeling like he was a secret agent?

10. Why did the U.S. government attempt to use foreign pilots for the U-2 plane?

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