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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. What was the name of the science that was born in T. H. Morgan's lab?
(a) Cytogenetics.
(b) Radiation genetics.
(c) Botony.
(d) Mycogenetics

2. In Hanson's informal notes concerning Barbara, he claims that she weighed approximately how many pounds?
(a) 90.
(b) 100.
(c) 95.
(d) 110.

3. The cytology professor that helped Barbara on Saturdays also did what for her?
(a) He was a fellow researcher on a paper.
(b) He was her priest.
(c) He helped pay for a new bike for Barbara.
(d) He was her thesis advisor.

4. In what year was the term "genetics" coined?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1902.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are chromosomes found?

2. What date was Barbara McClintock born?

3. In what year was the first woman admitted to Cornell University?

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

5. Who said, "She is sore at the world because of her conviction that she would have a much freer scientific opportunity if she were a man"?

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