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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While Watson was assembling pieces of the model, Crick was doing what?

3. Which of the following events interrupted Crick's interest in DNA?

4. Which of the following subjects did Watson avoid during his graduate work?

5. Who else did Watson invite to his friend's parents for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Francis find awkward in regards to the problem of DNA?

2. What pattern does Watson's trip to Paris continue to demonstrate?

3. Why was it illegal for Watson to move to Cambridge?

4. What changed during the normally social lunch period in the Cambridge lab?

5. What was Watson's breakthrough an implication for?

6. What was the topic of Rosy and Maurice's papers?

7. What has Watson done on a social aspect while trying to make X-ray photographs?

8. Why was Pauling not able to speak at the scientific conference in London?

9. What two things was Watson interested in with regards to learning the structure of DNA ?

10. Describe Francis Crick's home.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining why Watson was referred to as a "mad Englishman." Use specific examples from the reading to support your writing.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the idea that scientists within the scientific community often speak different languages. This refers to the language of disciplines, not the language of countries.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the author's reflection about Rosy and how and why his opinion changed as he reflected back years later.

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