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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Crick help to make when he worked for the government at the beginning of World War II?
(a) Bullet proof vests
(b) Magnetic mines
(c) Medical advances
(d) Ammunition

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

3. Which of the following events interrupted Crick's interest in DNA?
(a) Conflict in the lab
(b) Personal health issue
(c) Marriage
(d) Death in his family

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

5. Why couldn't Sir Lawrence remove Crick from the lab?
(a) Crick had proof that Sir Lawrence stole from him
(b) Sir Lawrence did not have the authority to remove Crick
(c) Crick had more friends in the lab than Sir Lawrence
(d) Crick was pursuing his PhD at Cambridge and couldn't be fired

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Watson go for Christmas?

2. What happened to Watson's fellowship?

3. What had Maurice been doing in secret in regards to Rosy?

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

5. Which of the following did Crick lack when it came to the type of research needed for a PhD thesis?

(see the answer key)

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