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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 Watson's interest?
(a) What are the crystallized images?
(b) Where is DNA stored?
(c) How does DNA crystallize?
(d) What is a gene?

2. Whose work did Crick believe was a key to understanding DNA?
(a) Pauling's work
(b) Rosy's work
(c) Chargraff's work
(d) Watson's work

3. What was Watson continually thinking about as he went to films in regards to progress on DNA model?
(a) Bases
(b) Number of chains
(c) Acids
(d) Building materials

4. Which of the following is the best definition of the term untenable?
(a) Able to be possible
(b) Empty
(c) Justified
(d) Unable to be defended

5. Which of the following is the best definition for relations as used in the following sentence: His biggest problem, though, was relations with Rosy, and he had to consider firing her.
(a) An existing connection
(b) A multiple valued function
(c) Narration
(d) A person who is related by marriage or blood

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was Senator McCarthy investigating?

2. Where had Watson gotten the structures for the bases?

3. Which of the following was why Pauling never arrived in London?

4. Why did Watson believe that DNA would be a two-chain?

5. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?

(see the answer key)

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