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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is not listed as being one of the authors read by Slocum?
(a) Stevenson.
(b) Defoe.
(c) Cervantes.
(d) Hemingway.

2. Slocum referred to which famous Pilgrim?
(a) Cook.
(b) Standish.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Brewster.

3. The man was which type of captain?
(a) Football.
(b) Navy.
(c) Coast Guard.
(d) Whaling.

4. Which was not one of Slocum's boats?
(a) Southern Cross.
(b) Northern Light.
(c) Liberdale.
(d) Aquineck.

5. Slocum would eventually follow the route of which famous explorer?
(a) Erikson.
(b) Vespucci.
(c) Magellan.
(d) Columbus.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first leg of the trip, Slocum sailed from Boston to which of the following locations?

2. What was the name of Slocum's old adversary?

3. The boat was how many feet in length?

4. What was the name of the bay that was located nearby?

5. In what year did Slocum buy the boat from the captain?

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