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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book of the Bible did Moitessier meditate on at Christmas?
(a) Mark.
(b) Exodus.
(c) Matthew.
(d) John.

2. What did Moitessier ultimately pass to the freighter?
(a) A package.
(b) An update on his condition.
(c) Directions.
(d) A message.

3. What did Moitessier fear about going back to civilization?
(a) Being taken over.
(b) Being alone.
(c) Being imprisoned.
(d) Being confused.

4. Who did Moitessier tell himself the figure in his daydream really was?
(a) The monster in the unconscious who leads men astray.
(b) The Fairy Tern who guides sailors.
(c) The wealth of the ocean who supports people.
(d) The brutality of the ocean that destroys people.

5. How did Moitessier try to communicate his condition?
(a) By radio.
(b) By putting messages in bottles.
(c) By making two little boats with messages.
(d) By stopping in an Australian port.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Moitessier typically sleep in good conditions?

2. What was Moitessier wondering about when he rounded the Horn?

3. Where did Moitessier finally dock his boat?

4. What did the letters have to say about the danger Moitessier faced as he rounded Cape Horn?

5. Where did Moitessier go with the other sailors when the weather was bad?

(see the answer key)

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