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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom was the test site built where the Have Blue was tested?

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

3. Who owned the test track where a model of the Hopeless Diamond was tested?

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

5. Where did Powers' fateful flight originate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Skunk Works produce?

2. Why did Johnson tell Rich to have the government reclassify the security for Have Blue?

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

4. What happened when the Skunk Works test pilot took up Major Whitley's F-117A?

5. Why did General Jones want the U-2 designation changed?

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

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

8. How did Johnson begin his career at Lockheed?

9. What was Rich told by experts in the field of liquid hydrogen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why and how Rich would have implemented cost-cutting methods in the aerospace industry.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dangers and problems involved in building a hydrogen-fueled airplane and why Johnson had to cancel the project.

Essay Topic 3

When Skunk Works won the contract for the stealth fighter, there was an increase in secrecy and bureaucracy. Discuss the effect of secrecy and bureaucracy on the production of the stealth fighter.

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