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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 was the first name of Barbara's mother?
(a) Sue.
(b) Sara.
(c) Marie.
(d) Rose.

2. At what age did Barbara ask for a set of tools?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. Barbara McClintock worked in Cold Spring Harbor since what year?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1934.

4. In 1944, a paper was published demonstrating that what provided the material basis for inheritance?
(a) DNA.
(b) Chromosomes.
(c) Maize studies.
(d) Fruit flies.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the book that was published by Morgan, Sturtevant, Muller, and Bridges?

3. When Barbara was taking a geology final when she was a Junior in college, what couldn't she remember?

4. In what year was Barbara McClintock elected Vice President of the Genetics Society of America?

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

(see the answer key)

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