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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 crystallography?
(a) Field responsible for making crystals
(b) Field responsible for breaking apart crystallized proteins
(c) Field responsible for creating X-rays of crystals
(d) Field responsible for crystallizing proteins

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

3. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?
(a) Crystallized helix poliomyelitis
(b) Poliomyelitis
(c) Structure of proteins
(d) Picture of crystallized DNA

4. 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

5. Which of the following best describes this type of novel?
(a) Autobiography
(b) Unauthorized biography
(c) Unauthorized autobiography
(d) Biography

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is the best definition of phages?

4. What is the purpose of the preface in this text?

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

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