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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is Watson's interest?
(a) How does DNA crystallize?
(b) Where is DNA stored?
(c) What is a gene?
(d) What are the crystallized images?

4. Which of the following terms best describes how the English scientists felt about the United States refusing to allow Pauling to travel to London to speak at the conference?
(a) Surprised
(b) Appalled
(c) Total agreement
(d) Protested

5. Which of the following terms describes how Watson felt about working at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge?
(a) Hated it
(b) Love it
(c) Liked it
(d) Disliked it

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters attended Rosy's talk?

3. How did Watson think that most of the scientific community felt about DNA?

4. In what language were many of the lectures given that Watson attended?

5. What did Wilkin's x-rays show?

(see the answer key)

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