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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?
(a) A message.
(b) A package.
(c) An update on his condition.
(d) Directions.

3. What did Moitessier watch after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) His food supply.
(b) The water.
(c) The sails.
(d) The birds that follow his ship.

4. What broke Moitessier's sextant?
(a) A wave.
(b) The stove.
(c) He dropped it.
(d) A seagull.

5. How did Moitessier keep track of his route?
(a) In his mind, by dead reckoning.
(b) On a globe.
(c) On a world map.
(d) On a series of charts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Moitessier typically sleep in good conditions?

2. Where is Trinidad?

3. What happened after Moitessier approached the town in Trinidad?

4. Which competitors did Moitessier say were supposed to keep in radio contact?

5. What kind of birds did Moitessier see on his way to the Cape of Leeuwin?

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