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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes why Francis's wife was happy for him?
(a) She totally understood all of his work
(b) She saw that he was becoming good friends with Watson
(c) She realized he had had an important breakthrough
(d) She knew his long hours would soon be over

2. Which of the following characters attended Rosy's talk?
(a) Sir Lawrence
(b) Vand
(c) Watson
(d) Crick

3. Which of the following characters didn't believe that helices were the answer to the structure of DNA?
(a) Crick
(b) Rosy
(c) Maurice
(d) Watson

4. What did Crick help to make when he worked for the government at the beginning of World War II?
(a) Bullet proof vests
(b) Medical advances
(c) Magnetic mines
(d) Ammunition

5. Which of the following did Watson and Crick add to the models which already existed within the Cambridge lab?
(a) Steel wire
(b) Tin wire
(c) Copper wire
(d) Aluminum wire

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what topic had Bragg, Kendrew and Perutz published a paper?

3. Which of the following is the best definition of the term abated?

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

5. Which of the following is the best synonym for pall as used in the following sentence: Rosy's attitude left a pall on the evening.

(see the answer key)

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