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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 fear about going back to civilization?
(a) Being alone.
(b) Being confused.
(c) Being imprisoned.
(d) Being taken over.

2. What had conditions been like when Moitessier approached Cape Horn with his wife on an earlier voyage?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Foul.

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

4. Where did Moitessier use Vaseline on his boat?
(a) Spreaders.
(b) Mast rungs.
(c) The sail track.
(d) Reef points.

5. What did Moitessier find when he reached the Galapagos Islands?
(a) A small town.
(b) Seals and penguins.
(c) Seal hunters' shacks.
(d) A research station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier call civilization?

2. Where on the Beaufort scale was the wind as Moitessier approached Cape Horn?

3. What were Moitessier's sails made of?

4. What did Moitessier say freak waves are sometimes caused by?

5. When did Moitessier finally feel that he was past Cape Horn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Moitessier dream after he passed the Falklands?

3. What path did Moitessier take approaching Cape Horn?

4. What did Moitessier do that was dangerous but also exhilarating?

5. Describe Moitessier's encounter with another boat as he approached Capetown.

6. What was Moitessier reading as he approached Cape Horn?

7. Describe the weather as Moitessier was approaching Cape Horn.

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

9. Describe Moitessier's idea of the unknown helper.

10. Describe Moitessier's attempt to give word of his progress in the Falklands.

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