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

2. In what year did McClintock complete her graduate work?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1925.

3. What was the name of the cytology professor that gave Barbara private courses on Saturdays?
(a) Thomas Belling.
(b) Rollins Emerson.
(c) Lester Sharp.
(d) Marcus Rhoades.

4. In what year did Barbara McClintock receive her Ph.D.?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1935.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what year did McClintock and her student, Harriet Creighton, publish a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences?

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