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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do you think Watson told the fellowship committee that his only real interest was crystallography?
(a) To convince them to let him work with Markham
(b) To show his interest in biochemistry
(c) So they would understand his needs and desires
(d) So they would approve his transfer

2. Which of the following characters was on the edge of being fired?
(a) Franklin
(b) Pauling
(c) Watson
(d) Crick

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

4. Whose ideas did Rosy's research ignore?
(a) Cochran's
(b) Watson's
(c) Pauling's
(d) Crick's

5. Which of the following terms describes how Watson felt about working at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge?
(a) Liked it
(b) Hated it
(c) Love it
(d) Disliked it

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?

2. How does DNA carry information?

3. In what language were many of the lectures given that Watson attended?

4. Where were Maurice and Rosy from?

5. Which of the following did Crick lack when it came to the type of research needed for a PhD thesis?

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