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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrived at Cambridge as a student?
(a) Sir Lawrence's daughter
(b) Pauling's son
(c) Chargraff
(d) Rosy

2. Which of the following characters was on the edge of being fired?
(a) Watson
(b) Crick
(c) Pauling
(d) Franklin

3. What was Crick unable to concentrate on which he was supposed to be working on?
(a) Backbone of DNA
(b) Bacteria reproduction
(c) Thesis
(d) Photographs of DNA

4. What was wrong with Maurice at the meeting in Paris?
(a) He had eaten bad food
(b) He was tired of talking about DNA
(c) He was tired of Watson and Crick
(d) He wanted to be on his way to Brazil

5. Which of the following did Watson and Crick add to the models which already existed within the Cambridge lab?
(a) Aluminum wire
(b) Steel wire
(c) Copper wire
(d) Tin wire

Short Answer Questions

1. How much faster was Watson able to take pictures with the new X-ray tube?

2. In what year did the author meet Crick?

3. Who identified the major fundamental flaw in Linus Pauling's model of DNA?

4. Where did Watson and Francis go for the weekend after Rosy's lecture?

5. How much less money was his new fellowship offer for?

(see the answer key)

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