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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the preface in this text?
(a) To set the purpose and scope
(b) To outline the main events of the book
(c) To define what type of book it is
(d) To introduce the characters

2. How many people does the preface indicate were involved in the discovery of the structure of DNA?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 7

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 best describes this type of novel?
(a) Unauthorized autobiography
(b) Unauthorized biography
(c) Biography
(d) Autobiography

5. Which of the following is the best definition of phages?
(a) DNA
(b) Viruses which some scientists suspected were naked genetic material
(c) Germs which some scientists suspected were naked genetic material
(d) Bacteria which some scientists suspected were naked genetic material

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first excited Watson about using x-rays to study DNA?

2. Which of the following words best describes Maurice as a scientist?

3. In what year did the author meet Crick?

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

5. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?

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