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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier try to do but not do in the Falkland Islands?
(a) Scrape the barnacles off the hull.
(b) Give word of his position.
(c) Pick up supplies.
(d) Relax.

2. What reduced Moitessier's speed after passing Tasmania?
(a) Technical problems.
(b) A leak.
(c) Doldrums.
(d) A gale.

3. What did Moitessier feel about the thing he thought back to on Christmas?
(a) Regret.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Fondness.

4. What was Moitessier pondering after rounding Cape Horn?
(a) Sailing to South Africa.
(b) Anchoring to rest.
(c) Speaking to another ship.
(d) Going to Brazil.

5. What did Moitessier use to increase leverage when he was making repairs?
(a) A pry bar.
(b) Spare line.
(c) A spare staysail boom.
(d) The mast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would Moitessier's water have lasted him?

2. What did Moitessier dream about after rounding Cape Horn?

3. What broke Moitessier's sextant?

4. What illusion did Moitessier have at the Cape of Good Hope?

5. For what purpose did Moitessier put on his wetsuit?

(see the answer key)

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