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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Watson kicked out of his rooming house?
(a) For not paying the rent
(b) For making too much noise during the day
(c) For inviting friends to come and stay with him
(d) For making noise at night and going out after 10:00 pm

2. What happens when Watson is uninterested and unexcited?
(a) He stops working
(b) He looks for a woman to keep him company
(c) He drinks
(d) He concentrates on the wrong things

3. In what language were many of the lectures given that Watson attended?
(a) Latin
(b) French
(c) Italian
(d) English

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

5. How does DNA carry information?
(a) Order of the nucleotides
(b) Multiple types of nucleotides
(c) Structure of DNA
(d) Binding of the nucleotides

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. At what university were both Crick and the author working in the opening chapter?

5. Which of the following characters was already working on the problem of DNA in London with Crick?

(see the answer key)

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