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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the freighter hit Moitessier's boat?
(a) The stern.
(b) The boom.
(c) The side.
(d) The bow.

2. What did Moitessier see when he first spied the town in Trinidad?
(a) No activity ashore.
(b) People gathering to watch him sail by.
(c) People fixing fishing nets.
(d) People working.

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

4. What did Moitessier toss to a small launch?
(a) His log books and notes.
(b) Letters to his family.
(c) Film and photos.
(d) His resignation from the race.

5. What did Moitessier think back to on Christmas?
(a) Having Christmas with his wife.
(b) Having ham at home.
(c) Sailing in England.
(d) Killing a rat in Tahiti.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened when Moitessier sailed too fast over waves?

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

4. What did Moitessier do when he was on deck as he approached Cape Horn?

5. What was Moitessier's yacht named?

(see the answer key)

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