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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Cold Spring Harbor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the cytology professor that gave Barbara private courses on Saturdays?
(a) Marcus Rhoades.
(b) Thomas Belling.
(c) Lester Sharp.
(d) Rollins Emerson.

2. What was the principle object of interest to cytologists?
(a) Neutrons.
(b) Cells.
(c) Chromosomes.
(d) Genes.

3. In the fall of what year did Evelyn Keller drive out to Cold Spring Harbor to speak with Barbara McClintock?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1973.

4. What high school did Barbara attend?
(a) Brooklyn High School.
(b) Erasmus Hall High School.
(c) Maxwell High School.
(d) James Madison High School.

5. What profession did Barbara's father have?
(a) He was a fisherman.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a dentist.
(d) He was a horse trainer.

Short Answer Questions

1. A problem that had caught Barbara's fancy was a small body on the end of what chromosome?

2. Who was the Vice President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1937?

3. What date was Barbara McClintock born?

4. What did Barbara's sister, Marjorie, become?

5. What did Barbara think wasn't solvable, but was "merely a symbol"?

(see the answer key)

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