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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters did Crick discuss his problems with the helix theory with?
(a) Vand
(b) Sir Lawrence
(c) Watson
(d) Cochran

2. Where did the Fellowship Board indicate Watson could transfer?
(a) Crystallography in Stockhom
(b) Cell physiology lab in Stockholm
(c) Crystallography lab in Cambridge
(d) Biochemistry with Markham

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

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Watson neglected to do at Rosy's lecture?

2. What was Watson's main scientific interest?

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

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

5. What could be used to rule out some false starts of potential DNA structures?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Watson's position on life and work?

2. What did Crick accuse Sir Lawrence of?

3. What does Watson's new informaiton about DNA lead to him to question?

4. Why did Herman tell Watson that he was in no state to teach the student biochemistry?

5. What concerned Maurice about Linus?

6. What did Rosy seem to believe that research on DNA would require?

7. How did Watson and Crick get Rosy's measurements at their Cambridge lab?

8. What was the force that continued to drive Watson?

9. Why did Watson sense a disaster with his sister?

10. What was Francis Crick's first real scientific triumph?

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