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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

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 introduce the characters
(d) To define what type of book it is

2. Which of the following subjects was Herman uninterested in?
(a) Genetics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Biochemistry
(d) Biology

3. Why was Watson kicked out of his rooming house?
(a) For not paying the rent
(b) For making noise at night and going out after 10:00 pm
(c) For inviting friends to come and stay with him
(d) For making too much noise during the day

4. Which of the following people was the solution to Watson being able to study crystallography?
(a) Perutz
(b) Pauling
(c) Kalckar
(d) Herman

5. What did Wilkin's x-rays show?
(a) Crystallized DNA
(b) Biological proof that DNA existed
(c) Crystals taken from a mine
(d) Bone degradation

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following characters was on the edge of being fired?

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

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