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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to Watson's fellowship?
(a) Cancelled
(b) Approved
(c) Reauthorized
(d) Extended

3. How did Maurice feel after hearing Rosy's presentation?
(a) Pleased
(b) Reborn
(c) Deflated
(d) Angered

4. What did Wilkin's x-rays show?
(a) Crystals taken from a mine
(b) Biological proof that DNA existed
(c) Bone degradation
(d) Crystallized DNA

5. Which of the following was NOT a reason that Watson was disheartened with Naples?
(a) There was no heating
(b) Biochemistry was still uninteresting
(c) Weather was cold
(d) He knew no one there

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

7. Where were Maurice and Rosy from?
(a) Cambridge Lab
(b) King's College
(c) Copenhagen University
(d) Stockholm College

8. Which of the following words best describes Maurice as a scientist?
(a) Uncaring
(b) Belligerent
(c) Awkward
(d) Cautious

9. Why couldn't Sir Lawrence remove Crick from the lab?
(a) Sir Lawrence did not have the authority to remove Crick
(b) Crick had proof that Sir Lawrence stole from him
(c) Crick was pursuing his PhD at Cambridge and couldn't be fired
(d) Crick had more friends in the lab than Sir Lawrence

10. Which of the following did Odile NOT prefer?
(a) Decorating
(b) The Times
(c) Cooking
(d) Vogue

11. How did Cochran and Crick explain X-ray diffraction by helical molecules?
(a) Detailed drawings
(b) Equations
(c) Pictures
(d) Models

12. Which of the following subjects was Herman uninterested in?
(a) Biochemistry
(b) Biology
(c) Genetics
(d) Chemistry

13. How did Watson think that most of the scientific community felt about DNA?
(a) It was an ongoing project for most of them
(b) It was already solved
(c) It was unimportant
(d) It was the next great breakthrough

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

15. 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 person who is related by marriage or blood
(c) Narration
(d) A multiple valued function

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Crick and Watson have in common?

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

4. At what university were both Crick and the author working in the opening chapter?

5. Why was Watson kicked out of his rooming house?

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