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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes how the English scientists felt about the United States refusing to allow Pauling to travel to London to speak at the conference?
(a) Surprised
(b) Total agreement
(c) Protested
(d) Appalled

2. What was the fundamental flaw in Linus Pauling's model of DNA?
(a) He could not identify the number of helixes
(b) The phosphate molecules were ionized
(c) The phosphate molecules were not ionized
(d) He relayed that there were four helixes

3. What did Bragg finally allow Watson to do?
(a) Move to a new lab where he will continue his work on RNA
(b) Allow him to work with Pauling to refine his model
(c) Invite Maurice to join Watson on the project
(d) Start working on DNA again

4. Which of the following was NOT a reason that Watson was disheartened with Naples?
(a) He knew no one there
(b) Weather was cold
(c) Biochemistry was still uninteresting
(d) There was no heating

5. How did Watson think that most of the scientific community felt about DNA?
(a) It was an ongoing project for most of them
(b) It was unimportant
(c) It was the next great breakthrough
(d) It was already solved

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When would Watson and Crick be able to understand the configuration of inorganic ions?

3. How did Crick feel about Watson's work on bacteria reproduction?

4. Which of the following characters was already working on the problem of DNA in London with Crick?

5. Whose ideas did Rosy's research ignore?

(see the answer key)

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