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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has developed a structure of DNA in chapter twenty-one?
(a) Rosy
(b) Watson
(c) Linus Pauling
(d) Crick

2. How did Crick feel about Watson's work on bacteria reproduction?
(a) Uninterested
(b) Interested
(c) Supportive
(d) Surprised

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

4. What happens when Watson is uninterested and unexcited?
(a) He concentrates on the wrong things
(b) He drinks
(c) He looks for a woman to keep him company
(d) He stops working

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the author meet Crick?

2. Whose ideas did Rosy's research ignore?

3. Why couldn't Watson concentrate on this thesis?

4. Who first excited Watson about using x-rays to study DNA?

5. What fantasy did Watson have for how he would become involved in his work?

(see the answer key)

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