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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Moitessier going to communicate with others during the race?
(a) By relaying messages through other ships.
(b) By leaving messages in bottles.
(c) By leaving messages in different ports.
(d) By passing certain ports.

2. How much water did Moitessier capture after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) 32 gallons.
(b) 80 gallons.
(c) 16 gallons.
(d) 8 gallons.

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

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

5. How did Moitessier try to communicate his condition?
(a) By radio.
(b) By putting messages in bottles.
(c) By making two little boats with messages.
(d) By stopping in an Australian port.

6. What broke Moitessier's sextant?
(a) A wave.
(b) A seagull.
(c) The stove.
(d) He dropped it.

7. What was Moitessier's strategy in the around the world race?
(a) To save the capes until the end.
(b) To sail with the dominant currents.
(c) To pass the three capes early.
(d) To sail with the warm weather.

8. 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.

9. What was Nigel Tetley's boat named?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Madeira.
(c) Dorado.
(d) Victress.

10. How did Moitessier communicate for the first time with another ship?
(a) By radio.
(b) By Morse code.
(c) By semaphore.
(d) By signal flags.

11. What mechanical device did Moitessier use to make his more involved repairs?
(a) A pulley system.
(b) A fulcrum.
(c) A wheel.
(d) A windlass.

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

13. What organization sponsored the round-the-world race?
(a) The Sunday Times.
(b) The British government.
(c) The International Herald Tribune.
(d) The Globe and Mail.

14. Which competitors did Moitessier say were supposed to keep in radio contact?
(a) Bill and Nigel.
(b) Fougeron and Bill.
(c) Loick and Fougeron.
(d) Loick and Nigel Tetley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier think about the waters between the Cape of Good Hope and Durban?

2. Why did Moitessier decide to sail close to South Africa?

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

4. With whom did Moitessier communicate off Tasmania?

5. What was the name of Moitessier's previous boat?

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