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

2. What were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) Choppy.
(b) Inconsistent winds.
(c) Soft air.
(d) Gales.

3. How far from Vietnam was Moitessier when he picked up Vietnamese radio?
(a) Thirty miles.
(b) Thousands of miles.
(c) Two hundred miles.
(d) Ten miles.

4. What part of the freighter hit Moitessier's boat?
(a) The boom.
(b) The stern.
(c) The side.
(d) The bow.

5. How did Moitessier communicate for the first time with another ship?
(a) By semaphore.
(b) By radio.
(c) By signal flags.
(d) By Morse code.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sail allowed Moitessier to sail in light air?

3. How was Moitessier going to communicate with others during the race?

4. How much water did Moitessier capture after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

5. What was Moitessier's average speed at the beginning of his trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the harbor where Moitessier arrived in Trinidad.

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

3. Describe Moitessier's first knockdown on the round-the-world trip.

4. Who was the Taicong, and how did he work?

5. What dangers did Moitessier avoid as he neared Tasmania?

6. Describe Moitessier's interaction with a ship in Walker Bay, South Africa.

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

8. What was Moitessier's reason for stopping in Trinidad?

9. Describe Moitessier's relationship with the seabirds.

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

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