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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Moitessier's friends planted in the harbor?
(a) Wheat and rice.
(b) Poppies and hashish.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Grass and banana trees.

2. What did Moitessier begin to use as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) The radio.
(b) A safety harness.
(c) Radar.
(d) Headlamps.

3. What was Moitessier's reaction to civilization again?
(a) He was relieved to be safe.
(b) He was grateful for the comforts.
(c) He was glad to be in touch with his wife again.
(d) He was angry about development.

4. What distinction does Cape Horn have of the three capes?
(a) It is the most unpredictable.
(b) It is the farthest south.
(c) It is the stormiest.
(d) It is the calmest.

5. What news did Moitessier get about the other racers?
(a) They had rounded Cape Horn right behind him.
(b) They had been lost.
(c) They had been stopped by events.
(d) One or two had been disabled.

6. What danger was Moitessier on the lookout for as he passed Cape Horn?
(a) Whales.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Icebergs.
(d) Gales.

7. When did Moitessier cross the path where he originally headed toward the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) June 1969.
(b) February 1969.
(c) April 1969.
(d) March 1969.

8. What did Moitessier say freak waves are sometimes caused by?
(a) Like aggregation.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) Icebergs falling off glaciers.
(d) Wave theory.

9. What were Moitessier's sails made of?
(a) Nylon.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Kevlar.
(d) Tergal.

10. What are reef points?
(a) The moment in a gale when he would reef sails.
(b) The point at which the mast hits the water in a knockdown.
(c) Buoys that mark reefs.
(d) Lines to reduce sail area.

11. How much did sails for Moitessier's boat cost in 1968?
(a) $200.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $20,000.

12. When Moitessier thinks about a crew that ran out of water, what did he remember them trying to survive on?
(a) Plankton and krill.
(b) Ice and fish.
(c) Dew from the sails.
(d) Flying fish.

13. What did Moitessier find when he reached the Galapagos Islands?
(a) A research station.
(b) A small town.
(c) Seals and penguins.
(d) Seal hunters' shacks.

14. Who did Moitessier tell himself the figure in his daydream really was?
(a) The brutality of the ocean that destroys people.
(b) The wealth of the ocean who supports people.
(c) The monster in the unconscious who leads men astray.
(d) The Fairy Tern who guides sailors.

15. What Bible passage were characters debating in the book Moitessier was reading?
(a) Be fruitful and multiply.
(b) Have dominion over the birds and beasts.
(c) Thou shalt rule over sin.
(d) In the beginning there was the Word.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier try to do but not do in the Falkland Islands?

2. Who helped Moitessier when he was in Singapore and his boat needed a caulk job?

3. When did Moitessier finally feel that he was past Cape Horn?

4. What was the danger of sailing the way Moitessier sailed as he approached Cape Horn?

5. What did Moitessier toss to a small launch?

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