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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Interlude: A Sketch of the Terrain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Barbara McClintock elected Vice President of the Genetics Society of America?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1939.

2. Who was the Vice President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1937?
(a) George Beadle.
(b) Ross Harrison.
(c) T.H. Morgan.
(d) Harriet Creighton.

3. What year was it that Barbara requested a leave of absence without pay and left Missouri?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1940.

4. In what year did Cornell appoint its first woman assistant professor in something other than home economics?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1952.

5. What was the first name of Barbara's father?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Henry.
(d) Adam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument did Barbara play in a jazz improvisation group?

2. What was the term that McClintock phrased that meant a capacity to change positions?

3. How old was Barbara when her name was changed to Barbara?

4. In what year was the Sixth European Nucleolar Workshop held?

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

(see the answer key)

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