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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) Crystals taken from a mine
(b) Crystallized DNA
(c) Biological proof that DNA existed
(d) Bone degradation

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

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

4. Which of the following terms best describes the human dilemma of deciding to work against your colleague or behind their back?
(a) Realism
(b) Plagerism
(c) Ethics
(d) Stealing

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Crick and Watson have in common?

2. Which of the following people was the solution to Watson being able to study crystallography?

3. Which of the following best describes how Watson responded to Pauling's journal articles?

4. What was Watson's main scientific interest?

5. What fantasy did Watson have for how he would become involved in his work?

(see the answer key)

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