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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dangerous reef did Moitessier avoid near New Zealand?
(a) Mount Reef.
(b) The Barrier Reef.
(c) Lighthouse Reef.
(d) The South Trap.

2. Where was Moitessier hoping his message would be communicated to?
(a) The Lloyd's agency.
(b) The news wire service.
(c) The International Herald Tribune.
(d) The Sunday Times.

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

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

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

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

7. How far from Vietnam was Moitessier when he picked up Vietnamese radio?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Thousands of miles.
(c) Thirty miles.
(d) Two hundred miles.

8. What did Moitessier do to ride out bad weather?
(a) Run.
(b) Drop all sail.
(c) Heave-to.
(d) Anchor.

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

10. 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 run aground by making a similar mistake.
(c) He had lost a previous race because of this mistake.
(d) A friend of his had been killed by making the same mistake.

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

12. How did Moitessier keep track of his route?
(a) On a globe.
(b) In his mind, by dead reckoning.
(c) On a world map.
(d) On a series of charts.

13. What were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) Inconsistent winds.
(b) Gales.
(c) Soft air.
(d) Choppy.

14. What did Moitessier think about the waters between the Cape of Good Hope and Durban?
(a) He thought they could be deceptively clear.
(b) He thought they were smooth sailing.
(c) He thought they were interesting, with complicated currents.
(d) He thought they were dangerous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Moitessier's yacht named?

2. What were the conditions on Christmas?

3. What did Moitessier compare to a vibration on a boat?

4. What state was Moitessier in when he fell asleep on Christmas?

5. What mechanical device did Moitessier use to make his more involved repairs?

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