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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Moitessier tempted to stop in Capetown?
(a) A friend's house.
(b) An old lover's house.
(c) His in-laws' house.
(d) The Yacht Club.

2. How much fresh water did Moitessier have to drink every day?
(a) 3 quarts.
(b) 1 gallon.
(c) 2 quarts.
(d) 1 quart.

3. When did the bird disappear, that had been following Moitessier's boat?
(a) When he threatened them.
(b) When he tried to film them.
(c) When the winds returned.
(d) When he ran out of food to give them.

4. What did Moitessier remember that happened on his previous boat?
(a) He was thrown off in a gale.
(b) He had collided with a cargo ship.
(c) He had run aground.
(d) He had capsized.

5. What did Moitessier learn sailing junks as a youth?
(a) How to read the seaweed and ocean life.
(b) How to navigate by the stars.
(c) How to wash clothing in seawater.
(d) How to sail without a compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier do when the barometer dropped as Moitessier approached Cape Horn?

2. What is pitch-poling?

3. What dangerous reef did Moitessier avoid near New Zealand?

4. Who did Moitessier tell himself the figure in his daydream really was?

5. How much distance was Moitessier covering in a day after good winds returned after rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

(see the answer key)

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