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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What repair could Moitessier make quickly after the collision with the freighter?
(a) The keel.
(b) The shrouds.
(c) The hull.
(d) The bowsprit.

2. What was Moitessier's average speed at the beginning of his trip?
(a) 150 miles a day.
(b) 500 miles a day.
(c) 300 miles a day.
(d) 250 miles a day.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why was Moitessier heading toward Trinidad?
(a) To check in with the race committee.
(b) To plan his strategy.
(c) To drop off film.
(d) To pick up supplies.

9. What was a good speed for Moitessier's ship?
(a) 17 knots.
(b) 6 knots.
(c) 4 knots.
(d) 8 knots.

10. What did Moitessier see when he first spied the town in Trinidad?
(a) People fixing fishing nets.
(b) People working.
(c) No activity ashore.
(d) People gathering to watch him sail by.

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

12. What were the conditions when Moitessier passed the Cape Agulhas lighthouse?
(a) There was dead calm.
(b) The wind was bad for going east.
(c) The winds were inconsistent.
(d) The seas were heavy.

13. What state was Moitessier in when he fell asleep on Christmas?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Exultant.
(d) Drunk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier do to celebrate Christmas?

2. What did Moitessier see after passing Tasmania?

3. What did Moitessier think back to on Christmas?

4. What was Nigel Tetley's boat named?

5. Why was Moitessier anxious after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

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