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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 were conditions like after Moitessier passed the Cape of Good Hope?
(a) Soft air.
(b) Choppy.
(c) Inconsistent winds.
(d) Gales.

2. What damage did Moitessier suffer at 31 degrees latitude?
(a) Water damage.
(b) None.
(c) Torn sails.
(d) A smashed window.

3. What was Moitessier following when he passed the Canary Islands?
(a) An albatross.
(b) A giant tuna.
(c) A cargo ship.
(d) Flying fish.

4. How far from Vietnam was Moitessier when he picked up Vietnamese radio?
(a) Thirty miles.
(b) Two hundred miles.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Thousands of miles.

5. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?
(a) Brigantine.
(b) Ketch.
(c) Yawl.
(d) Catamaran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument helps Moitessier estimate his speed and distance traveled?

2. What kind of boat did Moitessier sail in the race?

3. What did Moitessier do to ride out bad weather?

4. What had been used to make a jetty in the port at Trinidad?

5. How did Moitessier communicate for the first time with another ship?

(see the answer key)

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