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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Becoming a Scientist.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. How old was Barbara when her name was changed to Barbara?
(a) Four months old.
(b) Three months old.
(c) Three years old.
(d) Four years old.

4. What did Barbara McClintock receive her PhD in?
(a) Zoology.
(b) Cytology.
(c) Genetics.
(d) Botany.

5. Both of the grandparents on Barbara's mother side could be traced back to what?
(a) The Boston Tea Party.
(b) The Speedwell.
(c) The Mayflower.
(d) The Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did Barbara's father have?

2. There were elements of the bacterial genome that were discovered that seemed to "jump around". These were called transposons, insertion elements, or what?

3. What was the first name of Barbara's mother?

4. In the fall of what year did Evelyn Keller drive out to Cold Spring Harbor to speak with Barbara McClintock?

5. The subject of cytogenetics is about the relationship between the chromosomes and what?

(see the answer key)

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