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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Moitessier try to determine whether there was a gale coming as he approached Australia?
(a) He read the clouds.
(b) He read the sun's position.
(c) He read the wind.
(d) He read the secondary swell.

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

3. What organization sponsored the round-the-world race?
(a) The British government.
(b) The Globe and Mail.
(c) The International Herald Tribune.
(d) The Sunday Times.

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

5. What did Moitessier want to send to the Sunday Times?
(a) A package.
(b) A message.
(c) A request for information.
(d) A status report.

6. What happened to the fisherman who got magic powers when he saved a talking fish in the story?
(a) He was drowned when he tried to follow the fish.
(b) He became a fish as well.
(c) He married the woman the fish turned into.
(d) He lost his powers when he asked for too much.

7. What did Moitessier remember that happened on his previous boat?
(a) He had capsized.
(b) He had run aground.
(c) He was thrown off in a gale.
(d) He had collided with a cargo ship.

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

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

10. How was Moitessier going to communicate with others during the race?
(a) By leaving messages in bottles.
(b) By relaying messages through other ships.
(c) By leaving messages in different ports.
(d) By passing certain ports.

11. What gift did Moitessier accept from journalists?
(a) A camera.
(b) Food.
(c) A transmitter.
(d) Champagne.

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

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

14. What book of the Bible did Moitessier meditate on at Christmas?
(a) Matthew.
(b) John.
(c) Exodus.
(d) Mark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier do when he was about 300 miles from the Cape of Good Hope?

2. What did Moitessier fantasize about at Christmas?

3. What had been used to make a jetty in the port at Trinidad?

4. How long before a voyage would the weather interpreter gather information about the weather?

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

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