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

2. What part of the freighter hit Moitessier's boat?
(a) The bow.
(b) The stern.
(c) The side.
(d) The boom.

3. What repair could Moitessier make quickly after the collision with the freighter?
(a) The keel.
(b) The bowsprit.
(c) The hull.
(d) The shrouds.

4. What kind of boat did Nigel sail?
(a) Catamaran.
(b) Brigantine.
(c) Trimaran.
(d) Monohull.

5. Where did Moitessier get close to other ships?
(a) Capetown.
(b) Walker Bay.
(c) Prudhomme Bay.
(d) Biscayne Bay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Moitessier's previous boat?

3. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?

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

5. What did Moitessier do when he hit light winds after passing Trinidad?

(see the answer key)

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