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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the conditions on Christmas?
(a) Gale.
(b) Balmy.
(c) Calm.
(d) Rough.

2. What interaction did Moitessier have with the birds that followed his boat?
(a) He was tried to keep them off the deck.
(b) He killed them because they were nuisances.
(c) He fed one by hand.
(d) He killed them and ate them.

3. What allowed Moitessier's ship to sail so quickly?
(a) Its extraordinary sail area.
(b) Its light weight.
(c) The calm weather.
(d) Its revolutionary design.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier decide to do after passing Tasmania?

2. Where was Moitessier hoping his message would be communicated to?

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

4. What was the name of Moitessier's previous boat?

5. What did Moitessier have to do when a gale hit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Moitessier afraid of after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

2. Describe the fish that followed Moitessier's boat.

3. How did Moitessier celebrate Christmas 1968?

4. What were conditions like when Moitessier approached the Cape Agulhas lighthouse, and did he accomplish what he set out to do by approaching land?

5. Where did Moitessier get his water?

6. Describe the harbor where Moitessier arrived in Trinidad.

7. What was Moitessier's purpose for sailing close to the coast of South Africa?

8. What legend did Moitessier think about after his incident with the porpoises?

9. Describe Moitessier's progress after leaving England.

10. Describe Moitessier's voyage after rounding the Cape of Good Hope.

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