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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What broke Moitessier's sextant?
(a) He dropped it.
(b) A seagull.
(c) A wave.
(d) The stove.

2. What did Moitessier compare to a vibration on a boat?
(a) Grace.
(b) Covenants.
(c) Purgatory.
(d) The word.

3. How did Moitessier try to determine whether there was a gale coming as he approached Australia?
(a) He read the wind.
(b) He read the clouds.
(c) He read the sun's position.
(d) He read the secondary swell.

4. What were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) Gales.
(b) Choppy.
(c) Soft air.
(d) Inconsistent winds.

5. What was Moitessier running low on after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Cooking fuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier capture in a bucket?

2. What did Moitessier remember the weather interpreter needing in order to interpret the weather?

3. What did Moitessier feel about the thing he thought back to on Christmas?

4. Why was Moitessier anxious after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

5. How much water did Moitessier capture after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

(see the answer key)

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