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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 thinking about his competitors when he rounded Cape Horn?
(a) How much water they had.
(b) How much food they had.
(c) Whether they had been faster.
(d) Whether they had made it.

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

3. Why did Moitessier feel that he was sailing faster than he had on previous voyages as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) He is more experienced.
(b) He had a better system of trimming sails.
(c) His boat is better-designed.
(d) His boat is lighter.

4. In which ocean was Moitessier knocked down twice?
(a) Arctic Ocean.
(b) Indian Ocean.
(c) Atlantic Ocean.
(d) Pacific Ocean.

5. What did Moitessier imagine after he decided where he was going to end his voyage?
(a) That a flying fish landed on the boat.
(b) That he was eaten by a shark.
(c) That he was pulled overboard by a fish.
(d) That a seagull spoke to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Moitessier been sailing by the time he anchored?

2. What did Moitessier begin to use as he approached Cape Horn?

3. Why did Moitessier ultimately decide not to round another cape?

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

5. How can you avoid pitch-poling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Moitessier's friends done to develop Tahiti themselves?

2. What was Moitessier thinking about as he reached the path of his original transit from Trinidad to the Cape of Good Hope?

3. What was Moitessier thinking as he approached Capetown for the second time?

4. What maintenance did Moitessier do after he passed the Falklands?

5. Describe the mysterious glowing balls Moitessier encountered.

6. Describe Moitessier's suit of sails.

7. What earlier trip did Moitessier think back to as he was rounding Cape Horn?

8. What did Moitessier think about civilization as he approached Tahiti?

9. Describe Moitessier's self-steering system, and when he would use it.

10. What is heaving-to?

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