View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did Moitessier accept from journalists?
(a) A camera.
(b) A transmitter.
(c) Food.
(d) Champagne.

2. What happened when Moitessier sailed too fast over waves?
(a) The boat surfed.
(b) The boat rolled dangerously.
(c) The boat took on water.
(d) Water was in danger of capsizing.

3. How did Moitessier communicate for the first time with another ship?
(a) By radio.
(b) By semaphore.
(c) By Morse code.
(d) By signal flags.

4. Which competitors did Moitessier say were supposed to keep in radio contact?
(a) Bill and Nigel.
(b) Loick and Fougeron.
(c) Loick and Nigel Tetley.
(d) Fougeron and Bill.

5. How was Moitessier going to communicate with others during the race?
(a) By leaving messages in bottles.
(b) By relaying messages through other ships.
(c) By leaving messages in different ports.
(d) By passing certain ports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What parallel did Moitessier steer by as he headed to Cape Horn?

2. What did the things do that Moitessier captured in his bucket?

3. What kind of birds did Moitessier see on his way to the Cape of Leeuwin?

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

5. What was Moitessier following when he passed the Canary Islands?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 212 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample