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

2. George Beadle was a young graduate student from where?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Kansas.

3. Who was the co-author with McClintock on the paper that provided conclusive evidence for the chromosomal basis of genetics?
(a) George Beadle.
(b) Harriet Creighton.
(c) Rollins Emerson.
(d) Marcus Rhoades.

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

5. Chromosomes became shorter and thicker during the first stage of what?
(a) Metaphase.
(b) Mitosis.
(c) Division prophase.
(d) Meiosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chromosomes did corn or maize have?

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

3. How many papers did McClintock publish between the years of 1929 and 1931?

4. The three major concerns of twentieth-century biology have been and still are what?

5. In Chapter 9, Evelyn Keller states that both science and art are dependent on what?

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