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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who convinced Bragg that Watson and Crick should not be working on the problem of the structure of DNA?
(a) Maurice's boss
(b) Rosy's boss
(c) Bragg's boss
(d) Crick's boss

2. How did Watson and Crick respond to Bragg when he told them to stop working on the structure of DNA?
(a) Begged him to be allowed to continue to work on the problem
(b) Worked in the lab on the problem against his directive
(c) Tried to convince him to change his mind
(d) Didn't try to change his decision

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

4. Who first excited Watson about using x-rays to study DNA?
(a) Perutz
(b) Wilkins
(c) Pauling
(d) Kalckar

5. In what year did the author meet Crick?
(a) 1945
(b) 1951
(c) 1963
(d) 1928

6. Which of the following events interrupted Crick's interest in DNA?
(a) Death in his family
(b) Personal health issue
(c) Marriage
(d) Conflict in the lab

7. With whom did Watson want to work in Cambridge?
(a) Sir Lawrence Bragg
(b) Linus Pauling
(c) Roy Markahm
(d) Maurice Wilkins

8. Which of the following had happened which affected Watson's ability to relocate during his fellowship?
(a) The person he wanted to switch to work with rejected his plan
(b) His fellowship had run out of money
(c) A new chairman was named
(d) Transfers were not allowed under his fellowship agreement

9. What did Crick move on to work on after told to stop working on the model of DNA?
(a) His PhD thesis
(b) Helix structures
(c) Nothing, he stopped working altogether
(d) Crystallography

10. How does DNA carry information?
(a) Structure of DNA
(b) Multiple types of nucleotides
(c) Binding of the nucleotides
(d) Order of the nucleotides

11. Who else did Watson invite to his friend's parents for Christmas?
(a) Rosy
(b) Bragg
(c) Sister
(d) Sister

12. Which of the following terms best describes the human dilemma of deciding to work against your colleague or behind their back?
(a) Ethics
(b) Plagerism
(c) Realism
(d) Stealing

13. What happens when Watson is uninterested and unexcited?
(a) He concentrates on the wrong things
(b) He stops working
(c) He looks for a woman to keep him company
(d) He drinks

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

15. What fantasy did Watson have for how he would become involved in his work?
(a) Watson would develop a new biochemistry technique
(b) Watson would transfer his postgraduate fellowship to Wilkins
(c) Wilkins would become his sister's suitor
(d) Watson would show Wilkins his crystallized images

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Crick lack when it came to the type of research needed for a PhD thesis?

2. What specifically was wrong with Watson and Crick's model so that it disagreed with Rosy's research?

3. Which of the following terms best describes how the meeting went with Rosy, Maurice, Watson and Crick?

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

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

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