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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Career for Women.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered the enormous salivary chromosomes of Drosophila?
(a) M. Rhoades.
(b) G. Beadle.
(c) J. Lenderberg.
(d) T. Painter.

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

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

4. There was a gap that appeared in Barbara's list of publications. In what year did she not publish anything?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1935.

5. What was the name of T.H. Morgan's single laboratory at Columbia University?
(a) Fly Guy's Lab.
(b) Fly Room.
(c) Fly Lab.
(d) Guy's Room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barbara McClintock receive her PhD in?

2. To what position was Barbara McClintock elected in 1945?

3. How often did fruit flies give geneticists a new generation to study?

4. What does Evelyn Keller state is the best word to describe Barbara McClintock's stance on life?

5. What was the term that McClintock phrased that meant a capacity to change positions?

(see the answer key)

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