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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Career for Women.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the term "genetics" coined?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1902.

2. The cytology professor that helped Barbara on Saturdays also did what for her?
(a) He was a fellow researcher on a paper.
(b) He was her priest.
(c) He was her thesis advisor.
(d) He helped pay for a new bike for Barbara.

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

4. What did Barbara's uncle do for a living?
(a) He was a fish dealer.
(b) He was a scientist.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a baker.

5. At what age did Barbara ask for a set of tools?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both of the grandparents on Barbara's mother side could be traced back to what?

2. What was the name of the book that was published by Morgan, Sturtevant, Muller, and Bridges?

3. In the fall of what year did Evelyn Keller drive out to Cold Spring Harbor to speak with Barbara McClintock?

4. How many kinds of nuclear division do cells undergo?

5. What year did Barbara McClintock graduate from Cornell?

(see the answer key)

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