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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. Darlington described that in an adaptive hierarchy the chromosomes always come first. What comes second?
(a) Organisms.
(b) Genes.
(c) Second generation chromosomes.
(d) Transposed cells.

2. In what year was the First Oxford Chromosome Conference held?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1952.

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

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

5. According to Gerald Horton, as Saint Thomas saw seraphim and Jean Perrin saw atoms, who saw electrons?
(a) McClintock.
(b) Millikan.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Roughe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does an anatomist see chromosomes?

2. 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?

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

4. Who said, "I've known a lot of famous scientists. But the only one I thought really was a genius was McClintock"?

5. What was the principle object of interest to cytologists?

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