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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Moitessier hit the doldrums?
(a) At the Cape Verde Islands.
(b) At the Canary Islands.
(c) At the Cape of Good Hope.
(d) At Gibraltar.

3. What illusion did Moitessier have at the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) That he was making record speeds.
(b) That a man was laughing at him.
(c) That he was sinking.
(d) That he was at home.

4. How did Moitessier communicate with the freighter at first?
(a) With a radio.
(b) With semaphore flags.
(c) With a can and a slingshot.
(d) With a mirror for Morse code.

5. How did Moitessier reconnoiter the town he saw in Trinidad?
(a) By signal flare-light.
(b) By walking around.
(c) By rowing ashore.
(d) By climbing the mast.

6. What did Moitessier have to do when a gale hit?
(a) Strike the sails.
(b) Reef the sails.
(c) Raise the sails.
(d) Trim the sails.

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

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

9. What fear did Moitessier have about his navigation as he neared the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) He did not want to steer too far north in search of the strong current.
(b) He did not want to sail too far west in search of shore breezes.
(c) He did not want to sail too far east in search of the calm seas.
(d) He did not want to sail too far south looking for good wind.

10. What did Moitessier see around his boat after passing Tasmania?
(a) Flying fish.
(b) Porpoises.
(c) Seals.
(d) Sharks.

11. What did Moitessier decide to do after passing Tasmania?
(a) To put in for supplies.
(b) To leave the race.
(c) To return home.
(d) Not to try to contact anyone.

12. What damage did Moitessier suffer at 31 degrees latitude?
(a) A smashed window.
(b) None.
(c) Water damage.
(d) Torn sails.

13. Where had Moitessier sailed a junk?
(a) In Vietnam.
(b) In China.
(c) In Australia.
(d) In England.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Moitessier begin his trip around the world?

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

4. What did Moitessier think the porpoises were trying to tell him as he passed New Zealand?

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

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