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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Watson's main scientific interest?
(a) DNA
(b) Human relations
(c) RNA
(d) The scientific process

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

3. Which of the following characters was already working on the problem of DNA in London with Crick?
(a) Pauling
(b) Wilkins
(c) Watson
(d) Cavendish

4. About how long did Crick think it would take he and Watson to narrow down the number of possible DNA structures?
(a) About a day
(b) About a week
(c) About a year
(d) About a month

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What began to interest Crick after his argument with Sir Lawrence?

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. Which of the following had happened which affected Watson's ability to relocate during his fellowship?

5. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?

(see the answer key)

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