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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 did Moitessier want to send to the Sunday Times?
(a) A package.
(b) A status report.
(c) A request for information.
(d) A message.

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

3. How is Moitessier progressing when he enters the Pacific Ocean?
(a) At a good pace.
(b) At record speed.
(c) Very slowly.
(d) Cautiously.

4. What parallel did Moitessier steer by as he headed to Cape Horn?
(a) The 48th parallel.
(b) The 38th parallel.
(c) The 42nd parallel.
(d) The 63rd parallel.

5. When did the bird disappear, that had been following Moitessier's boat?
(a) When the winds returned.
(b) When he ran out of food to give them.
(c) When he threatened them.
(d) When he tried to film them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of boat did Nigel sail?

2. What gift did Moitessier accept from journalists?

3. What danger was Moitessier on the lookout for as he passed Cape Horn?

4. What happened after Moitessier approached the town in Trinidad?

5. What did Moitessier see around his boat after passing Tasmania?

(see the answer key)

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