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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine imprisoned by her husband Henry II?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 11 years.

2. What hotel did Maurice and Maralyn stay in when they went to Seoul?
(a) Sejong.
(b) Hyundai.
(c) Oraki.
(d) Jiwoljang.

3. How far did Maurice believe they were from the Galapagos when their boat sank?
(a) 300 miles.
(b) 250 miles.
(c) 350 miles.
(d) 400 miles.

4. When was Maurice and Maralyn's book, 117 Days Adrift, published?
(a) July 1974.
(b) September 1974.
(c) April 1974.
(d) November 1974.

5. What were some cereals Maralyn listed to eat for breakfast in her diary?
(a) Dorset Muesli, Frosted Wheats, Quaker Oats Apple and Blueberry, Raisin Wheats, and Oatibix.
(b) Weetabix, cornflakes, porridge,Farley's Rusks, shredded wheat, Rice Krispies, or Sugar Smacks.
(c) Shreddies, Weetabix, Ready brek, Scotts Porage Oats, and Alpen.
(d) Rice Krispies, Alpen, Shredded Wheat, Fruit and Fibre, Quaker Oats, and bran flakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the cook bring Maurice and Maralyn to drink after they came on board?

2. When the flares ran out, what did Maurice and Maralyn use to wrap kerosene-dipped rags to make flares?

3. What fish did Maurice and Maralyn eat when they were shipwrecked that had always been assumed to be poisonous?

4. When Maralyn made a list for Sunday Tea, how many people did she imagine would attend?

5. For how much did Maurice and Maralyn decide to sell the full account of their story to the Daily Express?

(see the answer key)

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