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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier use to increase leverage when he was making repairs?
(a) The mast.
(b) A spare staysail boom.
(c) A pry bar.
(d) Spare line.

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

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

4. What was Moitessier following when he passed the Canary Islands?
(a) An albatross.
(b) A cargo ship.
(c) A giant tuna.
(d) Flying fish.

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

6. What did Moitessier think back to on Christmas?
(a) Having ham at home.
(b) Killing a rat in Tahiti.
(c) Having Christmas with his wife.
(d) Sailing in England.

7. Why did Moitessier have this fear about making this mistake?
(a) A similar mistake had almost wrecked him on a previous voyage.
(b) He had lost a previous race because of this mistake.
(c) A friend of his had been killed by making the same mistake.
(d) He had run aground by making a similar mistake.

8. What friend, who had helped Moitessier build other boats, inspired him to figure out how to make repairs now?
(a) Nigel Tetley.
(b) Loick.
(c) Bill King.
(d) Henry Wakelam.

9. What did Moitessier avoid off the coast of Tasmania?
(a) A reef and a rock.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Pirates.
(d) A gale.

10. What news did Moitessier get about the race on the BBC radio?
(a) He heard about his own passage past Tasmania.
(b) He heard about Knox-Johnston's passing Tasmania.
(c) He heard about Fougeron's passing Tasmania.
(d) None.

11. What did Moitessier fantasize about at Christmas?
(a) Peace with rats.
(b) Human charity.
(c) Being with his wife.
(d) Being at his childhood home.

12. When did Moitessier begin to prepare for his trip around the world?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.

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

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

15. Why did Moitessier decide to sail close to South Africa?
(a) To make repairs.
(b) To get supplies.
(c) To be seen by other ships.
(d) To radio a message.

Short Answer Questions

1. What repair could Moitessier make quickly after the collision with the freighter?

2. What was a good speed for Moitessier's ship?

3. What did Moitessier learn sailing junks as a youth?

4. Where did Moitessier hit the doldrums?

5. With whom did Moitessier communicate off Tasmania?

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