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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What voyage did Moitessier think back to as he was approaching Tasmania?
(a) Cruising the Indian Ocean.
(b) Cruising in the Mediterranean.
(c) Cruising the Bay of Fundy.
(d) Cruising the Gulf of Siam.

2. How did Moitessier celebrate his birthday?
(a) With champagne.
(b) By making repairs.
(c) With fresh fish.
(d) By writing about his voyage.

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

4. What did Moitessier feel about the thing he thought back to on Christmas?
(a) Regret.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Fondness.
(d) Bitterness.

5. What did Moitessier film following his ship?
(a) Porpoises.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Flying fish.
(d) Whales.

6. What was Moitessier's strategy in the around the world race?
(a) To save the capes until the end.
(b) To pass the three capes early.
(c) To sail with the dominant currents.
(d) To sail with the warm weather.

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

8. What happened to Moitessier at 31 degrees latitude?
(a) He encountered another racer.
(b) He found a leak.
(c) He was knocked down.
(d) He blew out a sail.

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

10. What news did Moitessier get about the race on the BBC radio?
(a) He heard about Fougeron's passing Tasmania.
(b) None.
(c) He heard about Knox-Johnston's passing Tasmania.
(d) He heard about his own passage past Tasmania.

11. When did Moitessier begin to prepare for his trip around the world?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1968.

12. What were conditions like when Moitessier was approaching Trinidad?
(a) Smooth sailing.
(b) Heavy gales.
(c) Light winds, rough water.
(d) Confused breezes.

13. What mechanical device did Moitessier use to make his more involved repairs?
(a) A windlass.
(b) A fulcrum.
(c) A wheel.
(d) A pulley system.

14. How did Moitessier try to determine whether there was a gale coming as he approached Australia?
(a) He read the secondary swell.
(b) He read the sun's position.
(c) He read the clouds.
(d) He read the wind.

15. Where is Trinidad?
(a) Off the coast of Morocco.
(b) Off the coast of India.
(c) Off the coast of Brazil.
(d) Off the coast of France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Moitessier remember the weather interpreter needing in order to interpret the weather?

2. What were the conditions on Christmas?

3. What were the conditions when Moitessier passed the Cape Agulhas lighthouse?

4. How did Moitessier communicate with the freighter at first?

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

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