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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "For us, neither the chemical code, nor the linkage map of the chromosome, nor the genes embodied in it, are enough"?
(a) C.D. Darlington.
(b) James Stilworth.
(c) L.C. Dunn.
(d) Barbara McClintock.

2. Who wrote A Short History of Genetics?
(a) Hugh Gavlin.
(b) Barbara McClintock.
(c) Lewis Stadler.
(d) L.C. Dunn.

3. At what age did Barbara ask for a set of tools?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

4. In what year was the first woman admitted to Cornell University?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1881.

5. How long did the first conversation between Evelyn Keller and Barbara McClintock last?
(a) Forty-five minutes.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Thirty minutes.
(d) Five hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara McClintock worked in Cold Spring Harbor since what year?

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

3. How often did fruit flies give geneticists a new generation to study?

4. In what year was the First Oxford Chromosome Conference held?

5. The cytology professor that helped Barbara on Saturdays also did what for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the year 1944 a crucial year for Barbara McClintock and the history of genetics?

2. What were Barbara's "personality difficulties" as described by T. H. Morgan?

3. What award did Brandeis University give McClintock and what was the award for?

4. What happened when Barbara signed up for a large overload of classes at Cornell and why did she do it?

5. Describe Barbara's temperament as a child and what happened because of it.

6. Why did Barbara experience long-term consequences because of the absence of a professional niche?

7. Why did Barbara's position at Missouri not work out, according to Barbara herself?

8. When C.D. Darlington was describing the views of colleagues in different types of sciences, which type of scientist does he compare to the naturalist and how does a naturalist see chromosomes?

9. In 1931, why did Barbara start to feel like it was time to leave Cornell?

10. What two people did Barbara McClintock invite to Cold Spring Harbor to outline the parallels with her own work and how was their work different from McClintock's?

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