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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following people wrote the forward?
(a) Sir Lawrence Bragg
(b) Francis Crick
(c) Max Perutz
(d) James Watson

2. What happens when Watson is uninterested and unexcited?
(a) He stops working
(b) He drinks
(c) He looks for a woman to keep him company
(d) He concentrates on the wrong things

3. Which of the following characters was on the edge of being fired?
(a) Franklin
(b) Watson
(c) Pauling
(d) Crick

4. What is the purpose of the preface in this text?
(a) To set the purpose and scope
(b) To outline the main events of the book
(c) To define what type of book it is
(d) To introduce the characters

5. Which of the following characters was already working on the problem of DNA in London with Crick?
(a) Wilkins
(b) Pauling
(c) Watson
(d) Cavendish

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes the human dilemma of deciding to work against your colleague or behind their back?

2. Which of the following people was the solution to Watson being able to study crystallography?

3. Which of the following terms best describes how Watson felt about chemistry BEFORE meeting Wilkins?

4. Which of the following best describes how Watson responded to Pauling's journal articles?

5. Which of the following subjects did Watson avoid during his graduate work?

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