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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Watson constructed models of the bases what was the same about a pair?
(a) Appearance
(b) Number
(c) Shape
(d) Size

2. What had Maurice been doing in secret in regards to Rosy?
(a) Documenting her insubordination
(b) Copying her photographs
(c) Copying her notes
(d) Documenting her mistakes and reporting them to supervisors

3. Which of the following is Watson's interest?
(a) How does DNA crystallize?
(b) What is a gene?
(c) Where is DNA stored?
(d) What are the crystallized images?

4. Who confirmed Watson's finding that TMV was indeed a helix?
(a) Crick
(b) Maurice
(c) Rosy
(d) Pauling

5. What had Watson construction which was checked against Rosy's measurements?
(a) Completed model
(b) Chain
(c) Base
(d) Backbone

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes how Bragg felt about Crick's behavior and attitude?

2. What did Watson and Crick have to wait for?

3. Why couldn't Sir Lawrence remove Crick from the lab?

4. What was Watson's main scientific interest?

5. What did Watson believe caused the medical condition from which he was suffering?

(see the answer key)

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