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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Cold Spring Harbor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Barbara write to to arrange an invitation to Cold Springs Harbor?
(a) Milislav Demerec.
(b) Rollins Emerson.
(c) Marcus Rhoades.
(d) Esther Parker.

2. In what year did Cornell appoint its first woman assistant professor in something other than home economics?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1952.

3. What discovery was a great boost to cytological analysis in 1933?
(a) The discovery of giant kernal change chromosomes in maize.
(b) The discovery of the giant salivary gland chromosomes in Drosophila.
(c) The discovery of the small salivary gland chromosomes in Drosophila.
(d) The discovery of small kernal change chromosomes in maize.

4. When Barbara was taking a geology final when she was a Junior in college, what couldn't she remember?
(a) Her teacher's name.
(b) The name of the class.
(c) The room number the class was in.
(d) Her name.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the co-author with McClintock on the paper that provided conclusive evidence for the chromosomal basis of genetics?

3. There was a gap that appeared in Barbara's list of publications. In what year did she not publish anything?

4. In the fall of what year did Evelyn Keller drive out to Cold Spring Harbor to speak with Barbara McClintock?

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

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