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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many types of nucleotides are in DNA?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 5

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Watson study after told to stop working on the model of DNA?

2. What did Crick and Watson have in common?

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

4. What was Maurice going to return to Watson?

5. Which of the following terms best describes how the English scientists felt about the United States refusing to allow Pauling to travel to London to speak at the conference?

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