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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Interlude: A Sketch of the Terrain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1933, Barbara received a Guggenheim Fellowship to go where?
(a) Russia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

2. What date was Barbara McClintock born?
(a) June 1, 1901.
(b) June 21, 1908.
(c) June 30, 1903.
(d) June 16, 1902.

3. One day, why did Barbara climb the side of a building and let herself in a window?
(a) Because she wanted to surprise a friend.
(b) Because she was trying to catch a cat.
(c) Because she was displaying to her students that you can't always follow the norm.
(d) Because she had forgot her keys.

4. What was the name of the book that was published by Morgan, Sturtevant, Muller, and Bridges?
(a) Mendelian Segregation.
(b) Medelian Mode of Inheritance.
(c) The Theory of Mendelian Heredity.
(d) The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity.

5. Ribosomes are the what of protein synthesis?
(a) Garbage cans.
(b) Wheels.
(c) Factories.
(d) Workmen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was the grant that the Rockefeller Foundation gave to Stadler in the mid-1930's?

2. What discovery was a great boost to cytological analysis in 1933?

3. Many mutations that were happening in the maize had never been seen before, and some of these involved gross changes in what?

4. How long did Barbara have the position of assistant professor?

5. What is another word for the process of synapsis?

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