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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did Moitessier accept from journalists?
(a) Food.
(b) A transmitter.
(c) Champagne.
(d) A camera.

2. What port did Moitessier waver about approaching?
(a) Burnie.
(b) Palana.
(c) Hobart.
(d) Wickham.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What voyage did Moitessier think back to as he was approaching Tasmania?

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

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

4. With whom did Moitessier communicate off Tasmania?

5. How did Moitessier communicate with the freighter at first?

(see the answer key)

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