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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following did Odile NOT prefer?
(a) Cooking
(b) Decorating
(c) Vogue
(d) The Times

3. Which of the following was NOT a reason that Watson was disheartened with Naples?
(a) Weather was cold
(b) There was no heating
(c) He knew no one there
(d) Biochemistry was still uninteresting

4. Which of the following events interrupted Crick's interest in DNA?
(a) Death in his family
(b) Marriage
(c) Conflict in the lab
(d) Personal health issue

5. Which of the following characters didn't believe that helices were the answer to the structure of DNA?
(a) Maurice
(b) Watson
(c) Crick
(d) Rosy

6. On what topic had Bragg, Kendrew and Perutz published a paper?
(a) Polypeptide chains
(b) Helical molecules
(c) Crystallographic chains
(d) Insulin dependent molecules

7. Which of the following is the best definition of the term helix?
(a) Movement
(b) Straight
(c) Twirl
(d) Spin

8. Where did Watson and Francis go for the weekend after Rosy's lecture?
(a) Oxford
(b) Stockholm
(c) Cambridge
(d) Copenhagen

9. Which of the following is the best definition of the term abated?
(a) Increased
(b) Rose
(c) Fell off
(d) Ended

10. What did Crick and Watson have in common?
(a) Same amount of siblings
(b) Knowledge of crystallography
(c) Enthusiasm for DNA
(d) Protein structure knowledge

11. How did Cochran and Crick explain X-ray diffraction by helical molecules?
(a) Pictures
(b) Detailed drawings
(c) Equations
(d) Models

12. Which of the following subjects did Watson avoid during his graduate work?
(a) Genetics
(b) Biochemistry
(c) Chemisty
(d) Biology

13. Who else did Watson invite to his friend's parents for Christmas?
(a) Sister
(b) Bragg
(c) Sister
(d) Rosy

14. Which of the following had happened which affected Watson's ability to relocate during his fellowship?
(a) The person he wanted to switch to work with rejected his plan
(b) Transfers were not allowed under his fellowship agreement
(c) His fellowship had run out of money
(d) A new chairman was named

15. Why couldn't Sir Lawrence remove Crick from the lab?
(a) Crick had proof that Sir Lawrence stole from him
(b) Crick had more friends in the lab than Sir Lawrence
(c) Sir Lawrence did not have the authority to remove Crick
(d) Crick was pursuing his PhD at Cambridge and couldn't be fired

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes how Bragg felt about Crick's behavior and attitude?

2. What did Watson study after told to stop working on the model of DNA?

3. Why do you think Watson told the fellowship committee that his only real interest was crystallography?

4. What subject did Crick study as an undergraduate?

5. What did Watson and Crick decide they would need in order to move forward?

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