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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 hope was communicated from his contact with the town in Trinidad?
(a) The message he passed to the boat that came to meet him.
(b) The film he dropped off.
(c) The message he communicated with Morse code.
(d) The letters on his sail.

2. What was Moitessier's yacht named?
(a) Victress.
(b) Pequod.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Joshua.

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

4. What happened to Moitessier at 31 degrees latitude?
(a) He found a leak.
(b) He was knocked down.
(c) He blew out a sail.
(d) He encountered another racer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did Moitessier accept from journalists?

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

3. What did Moitessier film following his ship?

4. How did Moitessier communicate for the first time with another ship?

5. What did Moitessier remember that happened on his previous boat?

(see the answer key)

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