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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Pauling discover his ?-helix structure?
(a) By fitting together models of groups of atoms that liked to link together
(b) By taking atoms and gluing them together with photons
(c) By fitting X-rays together into specific groups
(d) By taking X-rays and placing them on top of each other

3. In what language were many of the lectures given that Watson attended?
(a) Italian
(b) English
(c) Latin
(d) French

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

5. Which of the following terms describes how Watson felt about working at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge?
(a) Love it
(b) Liked it
(c) Hated it
(d) Disliked it

Short Answer Questions

1. How many types of nucleotides are in DNA?

2. What was Watson's main scientific interest?

3. Which of the following is the best definition for relations as used in the following sentence: His biggest problem, though, was relations with Rosy, and he had to consider firing her.

4. Which of the following was a new idea about the life of a scientist to Watson at the end of chapter five?

5. What did Crick and Watson have in common?

(see the answer key)

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