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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes how Watson responded to Pauling's journal articles?
(a) Watson despised Pauling's articles
(b) Watson was jealous of Pauling
(c) They were over Watson's head
(d) Watson disagreed with Pauling's articles

2. What happens when Watson is uninterested and unexcited?
(a) He drinks
(b) He stops working
(c) He concentrates on the wrong things
(d) He looks for a woman to keep him company

3. Which of the following characters did Crick discuss his problems with the helix theory with?
(a) Vand
(b) Sir Lawrence
(c) Cochran
(d) Watson

4. Which of the following characters was on the edge of being fired?
(a) Franklin
(b) Crick
(c) Pauling
(d) Watson

5. What was Watson's main scientific interest?
(a) RNA
(b) The scientific process
(c) Human relations
(d) DNA

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Pauling as seen through Watson's eyes?

2. In what language were many of the lectures given that Watson attended?

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

4. How did Pauling discover his ?-helix structure?

5. How does DNA carry information?

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