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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 terms best describes how Watson felt about chemistry BEFORE meeting Wilkins?
(a) Lukewarm
(b) Unmoved
(c) Excited
(d) Depressed

2. Which of the following terms best describes how Rosy felt about Watson and Crick's ideas?
(a) Intriguing
(b) Worthwhile
(c) Exciting
(d) Worthless

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

4. About how long did Crick think it would take he and Watson to narrow down the number of possible DNA structures?
(a) About a year
(b) About a day
(c) About a month
(d) About a week

5. How many types of nucleotides are in DNA?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 4

6. What subject did Crick study as an undergraduate?
(a) Chemistry
(b) Biochemistry
(c) Biology
(d) Physics

7. Why did Watson have to leave the estate he was staying at over Christmas?
(a) To speak at a meeting in London
(b) To accept a new job
(c) To return to work
(d) To meet Crick to work on their project related to the structure of DNA

8. Which of the following people wrote the forward?
(a) James Watson
(b) Max Perutz
(c) Sir Lawrence Bragg
(d) Francis Crick

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

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

11. 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) A person who is related by marriage or blood
(b) Narration
(c) An existing connection
(d) A multiple valued function

12. Which of the following types of work was Watson enthusiastic about beginning?
(a) Work with X-rays of helices
(b) Work with Crick on X-ray photographs
(c) Work with crystallography
(d) Work with the different possible molecular models of DNA

13. Which of the following terms best describes how the meeting went with Rosy, Maurice, Watson and Crick?
(a) Disappointing
(b) Realistically
(c) Exciting
(d) Supportive

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters did Crick discuss his problems with the helix theory with?

2. What fantasy did Watson have for how he would become involved in his work?

3. Which of the following terms best describes the human dilemma of deciding to work against your colleague or behind their back?

4. How does DNA carry information?

5. How did Maurice feel after hearing Rosy's presentation?

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