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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Molecular Biology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does an anatomist see chromosomes?
(a) As a property of the organism.
(b) Through a math formula.
(c) As very small rod-shaped bodies possibly present in all cells.
(d) As representing a chemical structure and a genetic code.

2. How long did it take for Barbara to get from her first clues to her final interpretation dealing with transposition?
(a) Four years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Twelve years.

3. The step-by-step evolution of Barbara's interpretation could be followed from her annual reports she wrote for who?
(a) The Rockefeller Foundation.
(b) The National Society of Sciences.
(c) The University of Missouri.
(d) The Carnegie Institution of Washington.

4. In what month did a letter arrive from Barbara's old friend, George Beadle, suggesting she come to Stanford for a visit?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) July.

5. It is mentioned in Chapter 7 that in hindsight, most historians would say that the molecular revolution began at what time?
(a) The early 1940's.
(b) The early 1950's.
(c) The early 1930's.
(d) The late 1920's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 9, Evelyn Keller writes about Barbara giving her talk at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium and that it was met with what?

2. The cytology professor that helped Barbara on Saturdays also did what for her?

3. In Chapter 7, Esther Parker had bought a farm that was located how many miles north of Ithaca?

4. Who said, "For us, neither the chemical code, nor the linkage map of the chromosome, nor the genes embodied in it, are enough"?

5. Max Delbruck first came to the United States from what country?

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