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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) Stockholm
(b) Airport
(c) Washington, DC
(d) London

2. What could be used to rule out some false starts of potential DNA structures?
(a) 3-dimensional figures of DNA
(b) Nucleotides
(c) Binding agents
(d) X-ray pictures of DNA crystals

3. What fantasy did Watson have for how he would become involved in his work?
(a) Watson would show Wilkins his crystallized images
(b) Watson would develop a new biochemistry technique
(c) Watson would transfer his postgraduate fellowship to Wilkins
(d) Wilkins would become his sister's suitor

4. Which of the following characters attended Rosy's talk?
(a) Crick
(b) Sir Lawrence
(c) Watson
(d) Vand

5. How does DNA carry information?
(a) Order of the nucleotides
(b) Structure of DNA
(c) Binding of the nucleotides
(d) Multiple types of nucleotides

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Watson and Crick respond to Bragg when he told them to stop working on the structure of DNA?

2. Which of the following terms describes how Watson felt about working at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge?

3. What did Wilkin's x-rays show?

4. On what topic was Rosy's talk?

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

(see the answer key)

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