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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Capacity to Be Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Barbara's uncle do for a living?
(a) He was a fish dealer.
(b) He was a baker.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a scientist.

2. In Chapter 1, it is mentioned that immune systems were studied in what animal?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Mice.
(d) Rats.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did Barbara's father have?

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

3. What kind of work did Barbara's mother do contribute and make money?

4. Both of the grandparents on Barbara's mother side could be traced back to what?

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

(see the answer key)

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