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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 interaction did Moitessier have with the birds that followed his boat?
(a) He killed them and ate them.
(b) He killed them because they were nuisances.
(c) He fed one by hand.
(d) He was tried to keep them off the deck.

2. What did Moitessier decide to do after passing Tasmania?
(a) To leave the race.
(b) To return home.
(c) Not to try to contact anyone.
(d) To put in for supplies.

3. Who interpreted the weather on the boats Moitessier sailed as a youth?
(a) The captain.
(b) The mate.
(c) The Taicong.
(d) The weatherman.

4. Which of the following were NOT friends of Moitessier's who were also sailing in the race?
(a) Fougeron.
(b) Bill King,
(c) Loick.
(d) Nigel Tetley.

5. What did Moitessier do when he hit light winds after passing Trinidad?
(a) Paint the decks.
(b) Tune his rigging.
(c) Varnish all the woodwork.
(d) Clean the barnacles from the hull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had been used to make a jetty in the port at Trinidad?

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

3. How long before a voyage would the weather interpreter gather information about the weather?

4. What did Moitessier learn sailing junks as a youth?

5. What were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?

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