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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic was Linus Pauling studying?
(a) How protein coils did not make helixes
(b) How to build a model of DNA
(c) Why bacteria were able to reproduce
(d) How protein helixes created coils within coils

2. What had Maurice been doing in secret in regards to Rosy?
(a) Documenting her insubordination
(b) Documenting her mistakes and reporting them to supervisors
(c) Copying her notes
(d) Copying her photographs

3. What was the fundamental flaw in Linus Pauling's model of DNA?
(a) The phosphate molecules were not ionized
(b) The phosphate molecules were ionized
(c) He could not identify the number of helixes
(d) He relayed that there were four helixes

4. Which of the following terms best describes the human dilemma of deciding to work against your colleague or behind their back?
(a) Stealing
(b) Realism
(c) Ethics
(d) Plagerism

5. About how long did Crick think it would take he and Watson to narrow down the number of possible DNA structures?
(a) About a year
(b) About a month
(c) About a day
(d) About a week

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Watson believe caused the medical condition from which he was suffering?

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

3. By the end of chapter twelve, how many chains had Watson and Crick determined would fit with the X-ray images?

4. How did Crick feel about Watson's work on bacteria reproduction?

5. Which of the following terms best describes how Rosy felt about Watson and Crick's ideas?

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