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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Capacity to Be Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1944, a paper was published demonstrating that what provided the material basis for inheritance?
(a) Maize studies.
(b) Chromosomes.
(c) DNA.
(d) Fruit flies.

3. In what year was the first woman admitted to Cornell University?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1893.

4. What did Barbara's sister, Marjorie, become?
(a) A professional harpist.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A rodeo queen.
(d) A banker.

5. What was the name of the science that was born in T. H. Morgan's lab?
(a) Cytogenetics.
(b) Mycogenetics
(c) Botony.
(d) Radiation genetics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of Barbara's father?

2. What year did Barbara McClintock graduate from Cornell?

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

4. What instrument did Barbara play in a jazz improvisation group?

5. What does Evelyn Keller state is the best word to describe Barbara McClintock's stance on life?

(see the answer key)

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