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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Pauling held up when he was on his way to speak at the conference?
(a) Washington, DC
(b) London
(c) Stockholm
(d) Airport

2. Who convinced Bragg that Watson and Crick should not be working on the problem of the structure of DNA?
(a) Maurice's boss
(b) Crick's boss
(c) Rosy's boss
(d) Bragg's boss

3. What did Wilkin's x-rays show?
(a) Biological proof that DNA existed
(b) Crystals taken from a mine
(c) Bone degradation
(d) Crystallized DNA

4. Whose ideas did Rosy's research ignore?
(a) Cochran's
(b) Crick's
(c) Pauling's
(d) Watson's

5. Which of the following was Senator McCarthy investigating?
(a) Anti-semitism
(b) Terrorism
(c) Communism
(d) Socialism

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a reason that Watson was disheartened with Naples?

2. Which of the following is Watson's interest?

3. What did Watson and Crick decide they would need in order to move forward?

4. How many types of nucleotides are in DNA?

5. What happens when Watson is uninterested and unexcited?

(see the answer key)

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