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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would Watson and Crick be able to understand the configuration of inorganic ions?
(a) When they understood the final structure
(b) As they added details to the models
(c) When they received the new model components
(d) Before the phosphorus atoms were completed

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

3. 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) Modified
(c) Alleviated
(d) Lulled

4. Which of the following did Crick lack when it came to the type of research needed for a PhD thesis?
(a) Drive
(b) Patience
(c) Perseverance
(d) Knowledge

5. Which of the following terms best describes how Watson felt about chemistry BEFORE meeting Wilkins?
(a) Excited
(b) Depressed
(c) Unmoved
(d) Lukewarm

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

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

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

9. Which of the following subjects did Watson avoid during his graduate work?
(a) Chemisty
(b) Genetics
(c) Biology
(d) Biochemistry

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

11. Why do you think Watson told the fellowship committee that his only real interest was crystallography?
(a) To show his interest in biochemistry
(b) So they would approve his transfer
(c) To convince them to let him work with Markham
(d) So they would understand his needs and desires

12. What had Watson neglected to do at Rosy's lecture?
(a) Take notes
(b) Thank her for her time
(c) Gather her samples for them to review themselves
(d) Ask more questions of her

13. What could be used to rule out some false starts of potential DNA structures?
(a) Nucleotides
(b) X-ray pictures of DNA crystals
(c) Binding agents
(d) 3-dimensional figures of DNA

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Crick move on to work on after told to stop working on the model of DNA?

2. Which of the following subjects was Herman uninterested in?

3. What happens when Watson is uninterested and unexcited?

4. How did Cochran and Crick explain X-ray diffraction by helical molecules?

5. What subject did Crick study as an undergraduate?

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