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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier learn sailing junks as a youth?
(a) How to navigate by the stars.
(b) How to read the seaweed and ocean life.
(c) How to wash clothing in seawater.
(d) How to sail without a compass.

2. What interaction did Moitessier have with the birds that followed his boat?
(a) He killed them because they were nuisances.
(b) He fed one by hand.
(c) He was tried to keep them off the deck.
(d) He killed them and ate them.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What reduced Moitessier's speed after passing Tasmania?
(a) Technical problems.
(b) A gale.
(c) A leak.
(d) Doldrums.

9. What kind of boat did Nigel sail?
(a) Trimaran.
(b) Catamaran.
(c) Brigantine.
(d) Monohull.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Where did Moitessier begin his trip around the world?
(a) Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(b) Plymouth, England.
(c) Portsmouth, England.
(d) Penzance, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What voyage did Moitessier think back to as he was approaching Tasmania?

2. What did the things do that Moitessier captured in his bucket?

3. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?

4. What friend, who had helped Moitessier build other boats, inspired him to figure out how to make repairs now?

5. What is the old saying about gales and stars?

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