A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 4, A Career for Women

Quiz: Chapter 4, A Career for Women

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. A problem that had caught Barbara's fancy was a small body on the end of what chromosome?
a) Chromosome 2.
b) Chromosome 3.
c) Chromosome 9.
d) Chromosome 6.

2. In Hanson's informal notes concerning Barbara, he claims that she weighed approximately how many pounds?
a) 95.
b) 100.
c) 90.
d) 110.

3. Where did Harriet Creighton take a teaching job in 1934?
a) Yale.
b) University of Missouri.
c) Connecticut College for Women.
d) Cornell.

4. What did Stadler and McClintock share a keen interest in concerning maize?
a) The length of its generations.
b) The length of its chromosomes.
c) Its genetic composition.
d) Its ease of study.

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