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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What voyage did Moitessier think back to as he was approaching Tasmania?
(a) Cruising the Indian Ocean.
(b) Cruising the Bay of Fundy.
(c) Cruising the Gulf of Siam.
(d) Cruising in the Mediterranean.

2. How long before a voyage would the weather interpreter gather information about the weather?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Three weeks.

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

4. What did a porpoise do after Moitessier struck sail?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Somersault.
(c) Whistle.
(d) Laugh.

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

6. What did Moitessier fantasize about after passing Tasmania?
(a) Eating smoked ham.
(b) Being home for Christmas.
(c) The smell of home cooking.
(d) Celebrating Christmas with New Zealand fishermen.

7. What part of the freighter hit Moitessier's boat?
(a) The bow.
(b) The boom.
(c) The stern.
(d) The side.

8. What happened after Moitessier approached the town in Trinidad?
(a) No one came out, so he left.
(b) He signaled and sailed on.
(c) A boat came to take his film.
(d) He anchored.

9. Which competitor did Moitessier believe he had heard news of?
(a) Fougeron
(b) King.
(c) Knox-Johnston.
(d) Loick.

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

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

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

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

14. What was Moitessier's wife's name?
(a) Francoise.
(b) Marie.
(c) Helene.
(d) Jeanette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Moitessier communicate off Tasmania?

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

3. What interaction did Moitessier have with the birds that followed his boat?

4. What did Moitessier remember the weather interpreter needing in order to interpret the weather?

5. How far from Vietnam was Moitessier when he picked up Vietnamese radio?

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