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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. What position was Barbara McClintock elected to in 1939?
(a) President of the National Research Council Fellowship.
(b) Director of the Natural Sciences Division.
(c) President of the Genetics Society of America.
(d) Vice President of the Genetics Society of America.

2. How did Evelyn Witkin say she learned from Barbara and developed her own understanding from her?
(a) By listening to recordings that Barbara taped to teach others.
(b) By reading Barbara's in depth notes.
(c) By looking over Barbara's shoulder.
(d) By watching Barbara work from across the lab during the late night hours.

3. Who presented the third paper in the 1951 symposium?
(a) Richard Goldschmidt.
(b) Milislav Demerec.
(c) Lewis Stadler.
(d) Barbara McClintock.

4. How old was Barbara when her name was changed to Barbara?
(a) Three years old.
(b) Four months old.
(c) Three months old.
(d) Four years old.

5. When McClintock speaks about having no chance of being promoted she states that she was excluded from what?
(a) Weekend get-togethers.
(b) Faculty meetings.
(c) Class time with other professors.
(d) Decisions about the department.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for Barbara to get from her first clues to her final interpretation dealing with transposition?

2. Where did Harriet Creighton take a teaching job in 1934?

3. What is the word that is used to describe the joining of fragments that have broken off a chromosome?

4. Who said, "She is sore at the world because of her conviction that she would have a much freer scientific opportunity if she were a man"?

5. Who wrote the Recent Advances in Cytology?

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