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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Moitessier celebrate his birthday?
(a) With fresh fish.
(b) By making repairs.
(c) By writing about his voyage.
(d) With champagne.

2. What was Nigel Tetley's boat named?
(a) Victress.
(b) Madeira.
(c) Dorado.
(d) Joshua.

3. What had been used to make a jetty in the port at Trinidad?
(a) Boulders.
(b) Houses flooded in old storms.
(c) Old tires.
(d) A sunken ship.

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

5. What did Moitessier think about the waters between the Cape of Good Hope and Durban?
(a) He thought they were smooth sailing.
(b) He thought they could be deceptively clear.
(c) He thought they were interesting, with complicated currents.
(d) He thought they were dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?

2. What mechanical device did Moitessier use to make his more involved repairs?

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

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

5. What was Moitessier's yacht named?

(see the answer key)

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