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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 best describes how Watson and Crick felt after Rosy and Maurice left?
(a) More productive
(b) Excited about continuing
(c) The same as they had felt before they came to review the model
(d) Despondent

2. Who did Pauling give copies of his manuscript which contained his new model of DNA?
(a) Watson and Crick
(b) Peter and Bragg
(c) Rosy and Bragg
(d) Rosy and Maurice

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

4. What is the purpose of the preface in this text?
(a) To introduce the characters
(b) To outline the main events of the book
(c) To define what type of book it is
(d) To set the purpose and scope

5. What did Watson continue to believe the problem was?
(a) Chain number
(b) Acid level
(c) Bases
(d) Backbone

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Pauling's lab?

2. Which of the following terms best describes how the English scientists felt about the United States refusing to allow Pauling to travel to London to speak at the conference?

3. What did Watson and Crick decide they would need in order to move forward?

4. What is crystallography?

5. Who checked Watson and Crick's chemistry on the model?

(see the answer key)

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