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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. How often did fruit flies give geneticists a new generation to study?
(a) Every 10 days.
(b) Every 5 days.
(c) Every 20 days.
(d) Every 15 days.

2. What was the word or words that Barbara used in the book to describe a plant that was part dominant and part recessive?
(a) Dual matched.
(b) Transfused.
(c) Combined.
(d) Variegated.

3. What is the word that is used to describe the joining of fragments that have broken off a chromosome?
(a) Conjoin.
(b) Fuse.
(c) Genderate.
(d) Anneal.

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

5. What high school did Barbara attend?
(a) James Madison High School.
(b) Erasmus Hall High School.
(c) Brooklyn High School.
(d) Maxwell High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. The three major concerns of twentieth-century biology have been and still are what?

2. In what year did Richard B. Goldschmidt die?

3. Who was considered to be the severest critic in the field of genetics during Barbara's time in the field?

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

5. In what year was Barbara McClintock born?

(see the answer key)

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