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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Molecular Biology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the theoretical physicist who was trained by Niels Bohr?
(a) Max Delbruck.
(b) Lewis Stadler.
(c) Barbara McClintock.
(d) Milislav Demerec.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 9, Evelyn Keller writes about Barbara giving her talk at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium and that it was met with what?
(a) Stunned awkwardness.
(b) Loud cheers.
(c) Stony silence.
(d) Grateful applause.

3. In what month did a letter arrive from Barbara's old friend, George Beadle, suggesting she come to Stanford for a visit?
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) July.
(d) March.

4. What year did Barbara McClintock graduate from Cornell?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1941.

5. In 1936, the University of Missouri offered Barbara what kind of position?
(a) Graduate Work Professor.
(b) Professor.
(c) Assistant Graduate Professor.
(d) Assistant Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer of 1931, an invitation from Lewis Stadler brought Barbara where?

2. The step-by-step evolution of Barbara's interpretation could be followed from her annual reports she wrote for who?

3. Both of the grandparents on Barbara's mother side could be traced back to what?

4. How long did Barbara have the position of assistant professor?

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

(see the answer key)

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