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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 was Moitessier's average speed at the beginning of his trip?
(a) 250 miles a day.
(b) 500 miles a day.
(c) 300 miles a day.
(d) 150 miles a day.

2. Who interpreted the weather on the boats Moitessier sailed as a youth?
(a) The captain.
(b) The mate.
(c) The weatherman.
(d) The Taicong.

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

4. Why did Moitessier keep his sails reefed after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) The winds were still howling.
(b) The winds had gotten light.
(c) He had torn his large sails.
(d) He was tired.

5. What was Moitessier thinking about when he was sailing south of Australia?
(a) Reporting his position.
(b) What his competitors were up to.
(c) Getting supplies.
(d) Making repairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier capture in a bucket?

2. What did Moitessier want to send to the Sunday Times?

3. What did Moitessier avoid off the coast of Tasmania?

4. What allowed Moitessier's ship to sail so quickly?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conditions during Moitessier's approach to Trinidad.

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

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

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

5. What did Moitessier decide after meeting with people off Tasmania?

6. What did Moitessier see when he arrived in Trinidad?

7. Describe Moitessier's relationship with the seabirds.

8. How did Moitessier plan to communicate at sea?

9. What company did Moitessier have after rounding Cape of Leeuwin?

10. What was Moitessier fantasizing about as Christmas approached?

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