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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which of the following characters wrote a paper describing his idea for the helix theory?
(a) Sir Lawrence
(b) Watson
(c) Vand
(d) Crick

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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