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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, A Different Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was considered to be the severest critic in the field of genetics during Barbara's time in the field?
(a) Alfred Sturtevant.
(b) Barbara McClintock.
(c) Richard B. Goldschmidt.
(d) Stephen Jay Gould.

2. Evelyn Keller likens different "languages" in science from an example of Freeman Dyson, who was an "interpreter" for who?
(a) Richard Feynman.
(b) Barbara McClintock.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Niels Bohr.

3. Who wrote the Recent Advances in Cytology?
(a) L.C. Dunn.
(b) Ross Harrison.
(c) C.D. Darlington.
(d) Barbara McClintock.

4. What were the first chromosomes visible as?
(a) Large square-like shapes.
(b) Small circular shapes.
(c) Long slender threads.
(d) Short fat chunks.

5. An experimental breeder can tell what a chromosomes is like from doing what?
(a) Peering at it through a microscope.
(b) Looking at the whole organism.
(c) Looking at the genetic code.
(d) Seeing diagrams of the particular chromosome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the usual process by which cells duplicate themselves?

2. Who was quoted as saying, "By God, that woman is either crazy or a genius."?

3. According to Gerald Horton, as Saint Thomas saw seraphim and Jean Perrin saw atoms, who saw electrons?

4. What was the name of Edward Tatum and George Beadle's hypothesis?

5. Darlington described that in an adaptive hierarchy the chromosomes always come first. What comes second?

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