Linus Pauling — Questions and answers

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What special award did Linus Pauling receive in 1962 for working against nuclear weapons?

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  1. The Nobel Peace Prize ✓
  2. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  3. The Nobel Prize in Physics
  4. The Nobel Prize in Literature

Answer: The Nobel Peace Prize

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What made Linus Pauling decide he wanted to understand chemistry when he was young?

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  1. His father told him to study chemistry.
  2. He read a lot of chemistry books.
  3. He had a special moment in a friend's chemistry laboratory. ✓
  4. He needed a job that involved chemistry.

Answer: He had a special moment in a friend's chemistry laboratory.

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What new idea did Linus Pauling bring to chemistry in the late 1920s?

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  1. He found new ways to cook food.
  2. He used quantum mechanics to explain how atoms connect. ✓
  3. He discovered how to build faster cars.
  4. He taught people how to draw atoms.

Answer: He used quantum mechanics to explain how atoms connect.

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What important structures did Linus Pauling discover about proteins in 1951?

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  1. The double helix and the triple bond
  2. The alpha helix and beta sheet ✓
  3. The protein cube and the amino sphere
  4. The molecular chain and the atomic ring

Answer: The alpha helix and beta sheet

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How did Linus Pauling's incorrect DNA model surprisingly help other scientists?

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  1. It made everyone believe he was right.
  2. It encouraged Watson and Crick to work harder and find the correct double helix. ✓
  3. It showed that DNA was not very important.
  4. It stopped all other scientists from trying to find the structure.

Answer: It encouraged Watson and Crick to work harder and find the correct double helix.

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What made Linus Pauling decide to start working for peace after 1945?

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  1. He got bored with science.
  2. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the threat of nuclear war. ✓
  3. He wanted to become a politician.
  4. His family told him to stop doing science.

Answer: The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the threat of nuclear war.

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What did Linus Pauling do in 1957 to protest nuclear bomb tests?

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  1. He wrote a song about peace.
  2. He started a petition that many scientists signed. ✓
  3. He built a new kind of bomb.
  4. He traveled around the world talking to kids.

Answer: He started a petition that many scientists signed.

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What important agreement was signed in 1963, partly because of Linus Pauling's hard work?

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  1. The World Peace Treaty
  2. The Limited Test Ban Treaty ✓
  3. The Global Science Accord
  4. The United Nations Friendship Pact

Answer: The Limited Test Ban Treaty

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What did Linus Pauling strongly suggest people use for health in his later years?

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  1. Eating less food
  2. High-dose vitamin C ✓
  3. Getting more sleep
  4. Running every day

Answer: High-dose vitamin C

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What two big things did Linus Pauling do that made him famous?

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  1. He discovered new planets and wrote exciting stories.
  2. He changed chemistry and worked hard for world peace. ✓
  3. He built amazing robots and learned to fly.
  4. He painted beautiful pictures and composed music.

Answer: He changed chemistry and worked hard for world peace.

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