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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization did Moitessier become involved with after he and his friends had to move from their part of the harbor?
(a) Friends of the Earth.
(b) Weather Underground.
(c) The Sierra Club.
(d) Greenpeace.

2. Where did Moitessier go with the other sailors when the weather was bad?
(a) Sail out to sea.
(b) Sail to another harbor.
(c) Stay put.
(d) The harbor inside the concrete quay.

3. Which cape did Moitessier refuse to round a second time?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Cape Horn.
(c) The Cape of Good Hope.
(d) Cape of Leeuwin.

4. What happened when Moitessier sailed too fast over waves?
(a) The boat rolled dangerously.
(b) The boat surfed.
(c) Water was in danger of capsizing.
(d) The boat took on water.

5. What did Moitessier dream about after rounding Cape Horn?
(a) Having a baby.
(b) His childhood friends.
(c) Communicating with friends.
(d) His wife's father.

6. What parallel did Moitessier steer by as he headed to Cape Horn?
(a) The 48th parallel.
(b) The 63rd parallel.
(c) The 38th parallel.
(d) The 42nd parallel.

7. What did Moitessier do when the barometer dropped as Moitessier approached Cape Horn?
(a) Lowered the genoa.
(b) Reefed the main.
(c) Eased the mizzen.
(d) Raised the staysail.

8. Where on the Beaufort scale was the wind as Moitessier approached Cape Horn?
(a) Force 3.
(b) Force 8.
(c) Force 7.
(d) Force 6.

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

10. When did Moitessier finally feel that he was past Cape Horn?
(a) When he reached the Falklands.
(b) When he reached Brazil.
(c) When he reached Tahiti.
(d) As soon as land dropped away from view.

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

12. What was the danger of sailing the way Moitessier sailed as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) Pitch-poling.
(b) Capsizing.
(c) Breaking equipment.
(d) Taking on water.

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

14. Whom did Moitessier say he pitied after he docked his boat?
(a) Wives who haven't seen their husbands in almost a year.
(b) Sailors who don't have wild places to sail to any more.
(c) The rats that go to ships to steal food.
(d) Locals whose livelihoods are disturbed by 'progress'.

15. What did Moitessier do when he was on deck as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) Studied the seas for signs of gales.
(b) Studied books for accounts of rounding Cape Horn.
(c) Looked for signs of land.
(d) Wore his safety harness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier imagine as he slept while he was rounding Cape Horn?

2. Why did Moitessier feel that he was sailing faster than he had on previous voyages as he approached Cape Horn?

3. What mistake did Moitessier make that caused him to be knocked down in the Pacific?

4. What theme was Moitessier reading on, now that he was docked?

5. What was Moitessier wondering about when he rounded the Horn?

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