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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Crick and Watson have in common?
(a) Knowledge of crystallography
(b) Protein structure knowledge
(c) Enthusiasm for DNA
(d) Same amount of siblings

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

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

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

9. What was Watson's main scientific interest?
(a) Human relations
(b) RNA
(c) DNA
(d) The scientific process

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

11. Which of the following is the best definition of phages?
(a) Germs which some scientists suspected were naked genetic material
(b) DNA
(c) Bacteria which some scientists suspected were naked genetic material
(d) Viruses which some scientists suspected were naked genetic material

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

13. 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) A multiple valued function
(d) An existing connection

14. What did Crick help to make when he worked for the government at the beginning of World War II?
(a) Bullet proof vests
(b) Medical advances
(c) Magnetic mines
(d) Ammunition

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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.

4. How did Pauling discover his ?-helix structure?

5. Which of the following characters wrote a paper describing his idea for the helix theory?

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