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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Moitessier trying to avoid as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) Capsizing.
(b) Pitch-poling.
(c) Rolling.
(d) Running.

2. What happened when Moitessier sailed too fast over waves?
(a) Water was in danger of capsizing.
(b) The boat rolled dangerously.
(c) The boat surfed.
(d) The boat took on water.

3. What were the glowing balls Moitessier saw on the staysail and in the sea?
(a) Plankton.
(b) Jellyfish.
(c) Dead squid.
(d) Small fish.

4. What did Moitessier dream about as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) Ice floes.
(b) Reefs.
(c) Fresh vegetables.
(d) Rocky shores.

5. What was dangerous about what Moitessier was thinking about south of Australia?
(a) Sharks around the Barrier Reef.
(b) Passing close to Tasmania.
(c) Passing too close to Antarctica.
(d) Getting caught in a typhoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which cape did Moitessier refuse to round a second time?

2. What interaction did Moitessier have with the birds that followed his boat?

3. How did Moitessier communicate for the first time with another ship?

4. What did Moitessier do to ride out bad weather?

5. Who did Moitessier tell himself the figure in his daydream really was?

(see the answer key)

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