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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 was Moitessier thinking about his competitors when he rounded Cape Horn?
(a) How much food they had.
(b) Whether they had made it.
(c) How much water they had.
(d) Whether they had been faster.

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

3. In what ways did Moitessier recognize that he had benefited by civilization?
(a) His steel-hulled boat.
(b) Radio.
(c) Modern rations.
(d) Radar.

4. Where did Moitessier hit the doldrums?
(a) At the Canary Islands.
(b) At the Cape Verde Islands.
(c) At the Cape of Good Hope.
(d) At Gibraltar.

5. What was Moitessier following when he passed the Canary Islands?
(a) An albatross.
(b) Flying fish.
(c) A giant tuna.
(d) A cargo ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illusion did Moitessier have at the Cape of Good Hope?

2. Which competitor did Moitessier believe he had heard news of?

3. What was Moitessier pondering after rounding Cape Horn?

4. What distinction does Cape Horn have of the three capes?

5. What happened to Moitessier at 31 degrees latitude?

(see the answer key)

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