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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 wrote a paper describing his idea for the helix theory?
(a) Sir Lawrence
(b) Watson
(c) Vand
(d) Crick

2. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?
(a) Structure of proteins
(b) Crystallized helix poliomyelitis
(c) Poliomyelitis
(d) Picture of crystallized DNA

3. Which of the following best describes how Watson responded to Pauling's journal articles?
(a) Watson disagreed with Pauling's articles
(b) Watson was jealous of Pauling
(c) They were over Watson's head
(d) Watson despised Pauling's articles

4. How did Pauling discover his ?-helix structure?
(a) By taking X-rays and placing them on top of each other
(b) By fitting X-rays together into specific groups
(c) By fitting together models of groups of atoms that liked to link together
(d) By taking atoms and gluing them together with photons

5. Which of the following is the best synonym for assuaged as it is used in the following sentence? Watson's conscious was somewhat assuaged, when Herman revealed that he was going through a divorce.
(a) Sweetened
(b) Alleviated
(c) Modified
(d) Lulled

6. Which of the following describes how Bragg felt about Crick's behavior and attitude?
(a) Annoyed
(b) Pleased
(c) Complimentary
(d) Satisfied

7. 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) A multiple valued function
(d) Narration

8. Which of the following was a new idea about the life of a scientist to Watson at the end of chapter five?
(a) Personality conflicts
(b) Structure of DNA
(c) Social life
(d) Intellectual life

9. Which of the following is the best definition of the term helix?
(a) Spin
(b) Straight
(c) Twirl
(d) Movement

10. Why did Watson and Crick purchase a copy of Pauling's book on chemical bonding?
(a) It had a model of DNA in it
(b) It had information in it about Pauling's assistant Rosy
(c) It contained information they needed to build a model of DNA
(d) It had a foreward written by Dorothy Hodgkin, a leading researcher into crystallography

11. Which of the following characters attended Rosy's talk?
(a) Vand
(b) Sir Lawrence
(c) Watson
(d) Crick

12. Which of the following describes why Francis's wife was happy for him?
(a) She saw that he was becoming good friends with Watson
(b) She totally understood all of his work
(c) She knew his long hours would soon be over
(d) She realized he had had an important breakthrough

13. On what topic had Bragg, Kendrew and Perutz published a paper?
(a) Helical molecules
(b) Polypeptide chains
(c) Crystallographic chains
(d) Insulin dependent molecules

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

15. What did Watson and Crick decide they would need in order to move forward?
(a) A new model
(b) A new colleague
(c) A fresh start
(d) New X-rays

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes how Rosy felt about Watson and Crick's ideas?

2. Which of the following is the best synonym for pall as used in the following sentence: Rosy's attitude left a pall on the evening.

3. What happened to Watson's fellowship?

4. What is the purpose of the preface in this text?

5. Why did Watson have to leave the estate he was staying at over Christmas?

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