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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. Which cape did Moitessier refuse to round a second time?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) The Cape of Good Hope.
(c) Cape Horn.
(d) Cape of Leeuwin.
2. What did Moitessier look for as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) Whales.
(b) The Southern Cross.
(c) Other ships.
(d) A gale.
3. How long would Moitessier's water have lasted him?
(a) 100 days.
(b) 60 days.
(c) 150 days.
(d) 120 days.
4. What did Moitessier begin to use as he approached Cape Horn?
(a) A safety harness.
(b) The radio.
(c) Headlamps.
(d) Radar.
5. How did Moitessier make money to finance his sailing?
(a) By performing repairs on other ships.
(b) By working for short stints in port.
(c) By writing about his sailing.
(d) By taking charters.
Short Answer Questions
1. What had conditions been like when Moitessier approached Cape Horn with his wife on an earlier voyage?
2. What were Moitessier's sails made of?
3. How often did Moitessier use the self-steering device?
4. What organization did Moitessier become involved with after he and his friends had to move from their part of the harbor?
5. What did Moitessier imagine after he decided where he was going to end his voyage?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Moitessier's self-steering system, and when he would use it.
2. How much ice did Moitessier see on his trip around Cape Horn?
3. What was Moitessier reading as he approached Cape Horn?
4. Describe what Moitessier found when he reached Tahiti.
5. What was Moitessier thinking as he approached Capetown for the second time?
6. What maintenance did Moitessier do after he passed the Falklands?
7. Why did Moitessier ultimately decide not to round Cape Horn again?
8. Describe the mysterious glowing balls Moitessier encountered.
9. What is heaving-to?
10. What had Moitessier's friends done to develop Tahiti themselves?
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