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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Watson hope to learn more about as he studies TMV?
(a) DNA
(b) RNA
(c) X-rays
(d) Crystallography

2. 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) So they would understand his needs and desires
(c) So they would approve his transfer
(d) To show his interest in biochemistry

3. Which two components of DNA did Chargaff find had the same number of molecules?
(a) adenine and thymine
(b) guanine and adenine
(c) cytosine and thymine
(d) guanine and thymine

4. What did Watson believe caused the medical condition from which he was suffering?
(a) Worry over DNA
(b) Too much work
(c) Spicy food
(d) Pressure from his PhD program

5. Who did Pauling give copies of his manuscript which contained his new model of DNA?
(a) Watson and Crick
(b) Peter and Bragg
(c) Rosy and Bragg
(d) Rosy and Maurice

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Sir Lawrence remove Crick from the lab?

2. What is the purpose of the preface in this text?

3. Where was Pauling held up when he was on his way to speak at the conference?

4. Who is expected to come speak at a conference at the end of chapter sixteen?

5. About how long did Crick think it would take he and Watson to narrow down the number of possible DNA structures?

(see the answer key)

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