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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Moitessier celebrate his birthday?
(a) By writing about his voyage.
(b) By making repairs.
(c) With champagne.
(d) With fresh fish.

2. Where did Moitessier get close to other ships?
(a) Capetown.
(b) Prudhomme Bay.
(c) Biscayne Bay.
(d) Walker Bay.

3. How did Moitessier reconnoiter the town he saw in Trinidad?
(a) By walking around.
(b) By rowing ashore.
(c) By signal flare-light.
(d) By climbing the mast.

4. What did Moitessier see when he first spied the town in Trinidad?
(a) People working.
(b) No activity ashore.
(c) People fixing fishing nets.
(d) People gathering to watch him sail by.

5. What fear did Moitessier have about his navigation as he neared the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) He did not want to steer too far north in search of the strong current.
(b) He did not want to sail too far south looking for good wind.
(c) He did not want to sail too far east in search of the calm seas.
(d) He did not want to sail too far west in search of shore breezes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier watch after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

2. What had conditions been like when Moitessier approached Cape Horn with his wife on an earlier voyage?

3. When did the bird disappear, that had been following Moitessier's boat?

4. Where had Moitessier sailed a junk?

5. What did Moitessier want to send to the Sunday Times?

(see the answer key)

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