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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Watson's fellowship?
(a) Extended
(b) Reauthorized
(c) Approved
(d) Cancelled

2. Why did Watson have to leave the estate he was staying at over Christmas?
(a) To meet Crick to work on their project related to the structure of DNA
(b) To return to work
(c) To speak at a meeting in London
(d) To accept a new job

3. How much less money was his new fellowship offer for?
(a) $1,000
(b) No less money
(c) $2,000
(d) $500

4. What event diffused the tension and heat between Rosy and Watson?
(a) Rosy tearing up Pauling's work
(b) Watson walking out of the lab
(c) Maurice entering the lab
(d) Rosy assaulting Watson

5. Why did Watson believe that DNA would be a two-chain?
(a) Pauling's model was wrong
(b) Crick had found 2 chains in previous research
(c) Things in biology come in pairs
(d) Picture showed 2 chains

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Rosy surrounded DNA with in the B photograph?

2. Which of the following best describes Maurice and Rosy's working relationship?

3. What subject did Crick study as an undergraduate?

4. Who else did Watson invite to his friend's parents for Christmas?

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

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