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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier do to celebrate Christmas?
(a) Saw his wife.
(b) Opened presents.
(c) Cooked a ham.
(d) Radioed home.

2. How did Moitessier celebrate his birthday?
(a) With fresh fish.
(b) With champagne.
(c) By writing about his voyage.
(d) By making repairs.

3. How much distance was Moitessier covering in a day after good winds returned after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 160 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

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

5. What instrument helps Moitessier estimate his speed and distance traveled?
(a) The boom.
(b) The tiller.
(c) The log.
(d) The barometer.

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

7. How close to New Zealand did Moitessier pass?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 120 miles.
(c) 310 miles.
(d) 40 miles.

8. What did Moitessier capture in a bucket?
(a) Plankton.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Flying fish.
(d) Water spiders.

9. What was the name of Moitessier's previous boat?
(a) The Guinevere.
(b) The Hélèna.
(c) The Marie-Thérése.
(d) The Genevieve.

10. 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.

11. Where did Moitessier ask for his package to be taken?
(a) To the London Daily Mail.
(b) To the Devonport Post.
(c) To the Hobart Yacht Club.
(d) To the Lloyd's agency.

12. What did Moitessier do when he was about 300 miles from the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) Throw stuff overboard to lighten the ship.
(b) Transmit his location to a passing ship.
(c) Stop for supplies.
(d) Stop for repairs.

13. What was Moitessier's yacht named?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Victress.
(d) Pequod.

14. How did Moitessier typically sleep in good conditions?
(a) During the day.
(b) In long stretches.
(c) At the helm.
(d) In short naps.

15. What kind of birds did Moitessier see on his way to the Cape of Leeuwin?
(a) Scissortails.
(b) Herons.
(c) Shearwaters.
(d) Sparrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a porpoise do after Moitessier struck sail?

2. What sail allowed Moitessier to sail in light air?

3. Which competitor did Moitessier believe he had heard news of?

4. What was dangerous about what Moitessier was thinking about south of Australia?

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

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