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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Trinidad?
(a) Off the coast of Morocco.
(b) Off the coast of Brazil.
(c) Off the coast of France.
(d) Off the coast of India.

2. Where had Moitessier sailed a junk?
(a) In China.
(b) In England.
(c) In Vietnam.
(d) In Australia.

3. What sail allowed Moitessier to sail in light air?
(a) The Genoa.
(b) The topsail.
(c) The jib.
(d) The mizzen.

4. What had been used to make a jetty in the port at Trinidad?
(a) Old tires.
(b) Houses flooded in old storms.
(c) Boulders.
(d) A sunken ship.

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

6. What was Moitessier thinking about when he was sailing south of Australia?
(a) Making repairs.
(b) What his competitors were up to.
(c) Getting supplies.
(d) Reporting his position.

7. What did Moitessier compare to a vibration on a boat?
(a) Grace.
(b) The word.
(c) Covenants.
(d) Purgatory.

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

9. What did Moitessier see after passing Tasmania?
(a) Seals.
(b) The mountains of South New Zealand.
(c) Icebergs.
(d) Fishermen.

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

11. What happened to the fisherman who got magic powers when he saved a talking fish in the story?
(a) He was drowned when he tried to follow the fish.
(b) He lost his powers when he asked for too much.
(c) He became a fish as well.
(d) He married the woman the fish turned into.

12. Where did Moitessier get close to other ships?
(a) Prudhomme Bay.
(b) Walker Bay.
(c) Biscayne Bay.
(d) Capetown.

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

14. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?
(a) Ketch.
(b) Brigantine.
(c) Yawl.
(d) Catamaran.

15. What were conditions like when Moitessier was approaching Trinidad?
(a) Heavy gales.
(b) Light winds, rough water.
(c) Confused breezes.
(d) Smooth sailing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Moitessier's wife's name?

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

4. How did Moitessier try to determine whether there was a gale coming as he approached Australia?

5. Where did Moitessier recall having sailed in earlier days?

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