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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. When was the CIA ordered out of the spy plane business?
(a) September 1968.
(b) May 1968.
(c) April 1968.
(d) June 1968.
2. What vehicle passed too closely to a truck carrying the Blackbird?
(a) Greyhound bus.
(b) School bus.
(c) Semi-truck.
(d) Recreational vehicle.
3. Who did Rich partner with on the stealth bomber?
(a) Rockwell.
(b) Boeing.
(c) Northrop.
(d) General Dynamics.
4. What was the name of the town in the path of the Blackbird when it returned to Beale?
(a) Greenville.
(b) Susanville.
(c) Hamilton Branch.
(d) Quincy.
5. Which of Johnson's operational rules at Skunk Works said it was better to starve than to do business with the Navy?
(a) Number 9.
(b) Number 6.
(c) Number 15.
(d) Number 7.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the CIA nickname the Blackbird project?
2. When did a piece of one of the drones resurface?
3. How much was spent in the 1980s on military acquisitions?
4. What was the name of the stealth ship?
5. How much would Northrop Aircraft Company have increased Rich's salary if he went to work for them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was done to prepare the route for the truck that would carry the Blackbird to the test site?
2. What were the tiny black dots that appeared on Blackbird windshields after a flight?
3. Why did Northrop Aircraft Company offer Rich a job?
4. Where was the drone built at Skunk Works?
5. Why wasn't the Navy interested in the stealth ship?
6. How did Rich believe large, expensive airplanes would be built in the future?
7. Why did Rich think aerospace got a bum rap from its critics?
8. Why was it easier in the past to get a project like the Blackbird project rolling?
9. What did the Skunk Works do to make the Blackbird even more safe?
10. What type of problems might be encountered if the A-12 was made from titanium?
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