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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Moitessier thinks about a crew that ran out of water, what did he remember them trying to survive on?
(a) Flying fish.
(b) Plankton and krill.
(c) Ice and fish.
(d) Dew from the sails.

2. Why was Moitessier heading toward Trinidad?
(a) To plan his strategy.
(b) To pick up supplies.
(c) To drop off film.
(d) To check in with the race committee.

3. 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.

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 brutality of the ocean that destroys people.
(c) The Fairy Tern who guides sailors.
(d) The wealth of the ocean who supports people.

5. What did Moitessier imagine as he slept while he was rounding Cape Horn?
(a) That someone was looking for him.
(b) That he could not find his wife.
(c) That he had forgotten something important.
(d) That his brother was telling him to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Moitessier finally dock his boat?

2. In what ways did Moitessier recognize that he had benefited by civilization?

3. Why did Moitessier keep his sails reefed after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

4. What were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?

5. What gift did Moitessier accept from journalists?

(see the answer key)

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