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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Moitessier have to do when a gale hit?
(a) Reef the sails.
(b) Strike the sails.
(c) Raise the sails.
(d) Trim the sails.

2. What did Moitessier see after passing Tasmania?
(a) The mountains of South New Zealand.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) Seals.
(d) Icebergs.

3. What did Moitessier do to celebrate Christmas?
(a) Cooked a ham.
(b) Opened presents.
(c) Saw his wife.
(d) Radioed home.

4. What illusion did Moitessier have at the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) That he was sinking.
(b) That he was at home.
(c) That he was making record speeds.
(d) That a man was laughing at him.

5. What did Moitessier hope was communicated from his contact with the town in Trinidad?
(a) The message he communicated with Morse code.
(b) The film he dropped off.
(c) The letters on his sail.
(d) The message he passed to the boat that came to meet him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier fantasize about after passing Tasmania?

2. What damage did Moitessier suffer at 31 degrees latitude?

3. Why did Moitessier decide to sail close to South Africa?

4. How far from Vietnam was Moitessier when he picked up Vietnamese radio?

5. Why was Moitessier heading toward Trinidad?

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