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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of the term abated?
(a) Rose
(b) Increased
(c) Fell off
(d) Ended

2. Why did Crick become annoyed with Watson?
(a) Because he wouldn't share the responsibility
(b) Because he wasn't concerned about his sister's love life
(c) Because he wasn't spending all of his time on DNA
(d) Because he refused to consider a 3 chain model

3. Which of the following subjects was Herman uninterested in?
(a) Biochemistry
(b) Biology
(c) Genetics
(d) Chemistry

4. Who convinced Bragg that Watson and Crick should not be working on the problem of the structure of DNA?
(a) Maurice's boss
(b) Crick's boss
(c) Bragg's boss
(d) Rosy's boss

5. When Watson constructed models of the bases what was the same about a pair?
(a) Size
(b) Appearance
(c) Shape
(d) Number

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the fellowship board want him to speak?

2. What did Watson study after told to stop working on the model of DNA?

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

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

5. Which of the following words best describes how the authors of the chemistry book had chosen the structures of the bases?

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