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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the author meet Crick?
(a) 1928
(b) 1963
(c) 1945
(d) 1951

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

3. What is crystallography?
(a) Field responsible for breaking apart crystallized proteins
(b) Field responsible for making crystals
(c) Field responsible for crystallizing proteins
(d) Field responsible for creating X-rays of crystals

4. Which of the following people was the solution to Watson being able to study crystallography?
(a) Pauling
(b) Kalckar
(c) Herman
(d) Perutz

5. Which of the following best describes this type of novel?
(a) Biography
(b) Unauthorized biography
(c) Unauthorized autobiography
(d) Autobiography

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Watson's main scientific interest?

2. What is the purpose of the preface in this text?

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

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

5. Which of the following is Watson's interest?

(see the answer key)

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