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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 terms best describes how Rosy felt about Watson and Crick's ideas?
(a) Exciting
(b) Worthless
(c) Intriguing
(d) Worthwhile

2. Which of the following best describes how Watson and Crick felt after Rosy and Maurice left?
(a) Despondent
(b) More productive
(c) The same as they had felt before they came to review the model
(d) Excited about continuing

3. Which of the following words best describes Maurice as a scientist?
(a) Awkward
(b) Belligerent
(c) Uncaring
(d) Cautious

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

5. Which of the following best describes how Watson responded to Pauling's journal articles?
(a) They were over Watson's head
(b) Watson despised Pauling's articles
(c) Watson disagreed with Pauling's articles
(d) Watson was jealous of Pauling

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes why Francis's wife was happy for him?

2. How did Cochran and Crick explain X-ray diffraction by helical molecules?

3. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?

4. Why was Watson kicked out of his rooming house?

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

(see the answer key)

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