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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following people wrote the forward?
(a) James Watson
(b) Max Perutz
(c) Sir Lawrence Bragg
(d) Francis Crick

2. Which of the following subjects did Watson avoid during his graduate work?
(a) Biology
(b) Chemisty
(c) Biochemistry
(d) Genetics

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes this type of novel?

2. What arrangement was did Watson work out with Markham?

3. What could be used to rule out some false starts of potential DNA structures?

4. How many people does the preface indicate were involved in the discovery of the structure of DNA?

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

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