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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 was Moitessier's strategy in the around the world race?
(a) To save the capes until the end.
(b) To pass the three capes early.
(c) To sail with the dominant currents.
(d) To sail with the warm weather.

2. Which competitors did Moitessier say were supposed to keep in radio contact?
(a) Loick and Fougeron.
(b) Loick and Nigel Tetley.
(c) Fougeron and Bill.
(d) Bill and Nigel.

3. Which of the following were NOT friends of Moitessier's who were also sailing in the race?
(a) Bill King,
(b) Loick.
(c) Nigel Tetley.
(d) Fougeron.

4. Why did Moitessier have this fear about making this mistake?
(a) A similar mistake had almost wrecked him on a previous voyage.
(b) He had run aground by making a similar mistake.
(c) He had lost a previous race because of this mistake.
(d) A friend of his had been killed by making the same mistake.

5. What were conditions like when Moitessier was approaching Trinidad?
(a) Heavy gales.
(b) Light winds, rough water.
(c) Smooth sailing.
(d) Confused breezes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier use to increase leverage when he was making repairs?

2. What were the conditions when Moitessier passed the Cape Agulhas lighthouse?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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