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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 terms best describes how the meeting went with Rosy, Maurice, Watson and Crick?
(a) Realistically
(b) Exciting
(c) Supportive
(d) Disappointing

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

3. What had the Cavendish lab recently discovered?
(a) The structure of DNA
(b) A new kind of X-ray tube
(c) The structure of RNA
(d) A model of DNA and RNA

4. What did Watson diverge from his study of DNA to study?
(a) Sexes of bacteria
(b) Crystallograhy X-rays of RNA
(c) Coils of protein helixes
(d) Models of proteins

5. On what topic was Rosy's talk?
(a) X-ray diffraction of crystallographic molecules
(b) X-ray crystallographic research into helical molecules
(c) Crystallographic research into DNA
(d) X-ray diffraction by helical molecules

Short Answer Questions

1. What other evidence was discovered about DNA?

2. Where did Watson's sister get married?

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

4. Which of the following characters was already working on the problem of DNA in London with Crick?

5. While Watson was assembling pieces of the model, Crick was doing what?

(see the answer key)

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