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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier look for as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) The Southern Cross.
(b) A gale.
(c) Whales.
(d) Other ships.

2. What did Moitessier do to ride out bad weather?
(a) Drop all sail.
(b) Heave-to.
(c) Anchor.
(d) Run.

3. Which competitor did Moitessier believe he had heard news of?
(a) Loick.
(b) Fougeron
(c) Knox-Johnston.
(d) King.

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

5. What was Moitessier trying to avoid as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) Running.
(b) Capsizing.
(c) Rolling.
(d) Pitch-poling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the boat when Moitessier woke up from his sleep?

2. What did Moitessier compare to a vibration on a boat?

3. What did Moitessier do to celebrate Christmas?

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

5. What did Moitessier see when he first spied the town in Trinidad?

(see the answer key)

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