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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 is the old saying about gales and stars?
(a) The spray makes the low stars brighter.
(b) The heaving makes the low stars hard to read.
(c) The gale makes the low clouds disappear first.
(d) The wind makes the low stars twinkle.

2. With whom did Moitessier communicate off Tasmania?
(a) A yacht.
(b) A fishing boat.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A cargo ship.

3. How far from Vietnam was Moitessier when he picked up Vietnamese radio?
(a) Two hundred miles.
(b) Thousands of miles.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Thirty miles.

4. What was Moitessier's yacht named?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Pequod.
(d) Victress.

5. Where did Moitessier recall having sailed in earlier days?
(a) China.
(b) Siam (Thailand).
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Moitessier's strategy in the around the world race?

2. Why did Moitessier have this fear about making this mistake?

3. How did Moitessier keep track of his route?

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

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

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