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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, 1936-1941: University of Missouri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the names of the flies that were used in studying genetics?
(a) Anopheles.
(b) Musca.
(c) Diptera.
(d) Drosophilia.

2. In what year was Barbara McClintock born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1904.

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

4. There was a gap that appeared in Barbara's list of publications. In what year did she not publish anything?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1939.

5. What are considered to be the mainstay of genetic research?
(a) Chromosomes.
(b) Mutations.
(c) Cells.
(d) Genes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "I've known a lot of famous scientists. But the only one I thought really was a genius was McClintock"?

2. In Chapter 1, it is mentioned that immune systems were studied in what animal?

3. What did Stadler and McClintock share a keen interest in concerning maize?

4. What was the name of Edward Tatum and George Beadle's hypothesis?

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

(see the answer key)

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