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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What arrangement was did Watson work out with Markham?
(a) To move to Cambridge
(b) To pretend to work with him
(c) To address his need to study crystallography
(d) To help him convince his Fellowship committee to allow him to relocate to Cambridge

2. 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 unimportant
(c) It was already solved
(d) It was the next great breakthrough

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for pall as used in the following sentence: Rosy's attitude left a pall on the evening.
(a) Diminish
(b) Dark cloud
(c) Go sour
(d) Fade

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 year
(c) About a week
(d) About a month

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Watson go for Christmas?

2. Which of the following types of work was Watson enthusiastic about beginning?

3. Which of the following events interrupted Crick's interest in DNA?

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

5. What happened to Watson's fellowship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Watson go ahead with the move to Cambridge before he had permission?

2. What did Watson hope to apply Pauling's method to?

3. What was Francis Crick's first real scientific triumph?

4. Who typed Watson and Crick's paper?

5. What would Francis find awkward in regards to the problem of DNA?

6. Why didn't Crick attend the lecture?

7. How did Maurice think it would be best to find a model of DNA?

8. Describe Crick as seen through Watson's eyes.

9. Why did Wilkins come to Naples?

10. How did Delbruck feel about Watson's TMV discovery and the comparison Watson made between Crick and Pauling?

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