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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. How many papers did McClintock publish between the years of 1929 and 1931?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Five.

2. How many kinds of nuclear division do cells undergo?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

4. In what year was the first woman admitted to Cornell University?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1881.

5. What does Evelyn Keller state is the best word to describe Barbara McClintock's stance on life?
(a) Completed.
(b) Autonomy.
(c) Seclusion.
(d) Alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of Barbara's father?

2. When Barbara's father made an unofficial visit Frank Hanson concerning his daughter, he was currently working for what company as an industrial surgeon?

3. In what year was the First Oxford Chromosome Conference held?

4. Where did Harriet Creighton take a teaching job in 1934?

5. What was the name of the cytology professor that gave Barbara private courses on Saturdays?

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