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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 instrument did Barbara play in a jazz improvisation group?
(a) Piano.
(b) Bass guitar.
(c) Tenor banjo.
(d) Saxaphone.

2. Who was the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute when Barbara received the Guggenheim Fellowship?
(a) Lewis Stadler.
(b) Marcus Rhoades.
(c) Curt Stern.
(d) Richard B. Goldschmidt.

3. When Barbara was taking a geology final when she was a Junior in college, what couldn't she remember?
(a) Her teacher's name.
(b) The name of the class.
(c) The room number the class was in.
(d) Her name.

4. There was a gap that appeared in Barbara's list of publications. In what year did she not publish anything?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1939.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a chemist see chromosomes?

2. How old was Barbara when her name was changed to Barbara?

3. What year did Barbara McClintock graduate from Cornell?

4. What high school did Barbara attend?

5. After what length of time did Demerec propose to make Barbara's position permanent at Cold Springs Harbor?

(see the answer key)

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