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

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

3. Which of the following characters was already working on the problem of DNA in London with Crick?
(a) Cavendish
(b) Pauling
(c) Wilkins
(d) Watson

4. What began to interest Crick after his argument with Sir Lawrence?
(a) X-rays of crystallized DNA molecules
(b) Proton Order and diffraction
(c) DNA
(d) Diffraction of X-rays by helical molecules

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cochran and Crick explain X-ray diffraction by helical molecules?

2. Which of the following characters did Crick discuss his problems with the helix theory with?

3. Which of the following was NOT a reason that Watson was disheartened with Naples?

4. What is crystallography?

5. How many types of nucleotides are in DNA?

(see the answer key)

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