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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier begin to use as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) Headlamps.
(b) Radar.
(c) A safety harness.
(d) The radio.

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

3. Who interpreted the weather on the boats Moitessier sailed as a youth?
(a) The weatherman.
(b) The captain.
(c) The mate.
(d) The Taicong.

4. What allowed Moitessier's ship to sail so quickly?
(a) Its light weight.
(b) Its revolutionary design.
(c) Its extraordinary sail area.
(d) The calm weather.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Moitessier say freak waves are sometimes caused by?

3. What is pitch-poling?

4. What did Moitessier watch after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

5. What had Moitessier's friends planted in the harbor?

(see the answer key)

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