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

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

3. How did Moitessier try to communicate his condition?
(a) By making two little boats with messages.
(b) By radio.
(c) By stopping in an Australian port.
(d) By putting messages in bottles.

4. Where was the boat when Moitessier woke up from his sleep?
(a) 56 miles from the Horn.
(b) 15 miles from the Horn.
(c) 28 miles from the Horn.
(d) 130 miles from the Horn.

5. Why was Moitessier heading toward Trinidad?
(a) To pick up supplies.
(b) To drop off film.
(c) To check in with the race committee.
(d) To plan his strategy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What danger was Moitessier on the lookout for as he passed Cape Horn?

2. What happened to Moitessier at 31 degrees latitude?

3. What did Moitessier avoid off the coast of Tasmania?

4. Why was Moitessier anxious after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

5. When Moitessier thinks about a crew that ran out of water, what did he remember them trying to survive on?

(see the answer key)

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