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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Evelyn Keller states that both science and art are dependent on what?

2. In Chapter 8, Evelyn Keller talks about scientists that set out to understand a new principle of order. What does she say is one of the first things that the scientists do?

3. In Chapter 9, Evelyn Keller quotes Einstein. He said, "To these elementary laws there leads no logical path, but only" what?

4. Who's number of year-round investigators hovered around six and eight?

5. In 1942, why had the atmosphere at Cold Spring Harbor become even quieter than normal?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the early twentieth century what kind of science did biology transform into and what kind of science had it been before that?

2. What did Lewis Stadler point out about the knowledge of genes and who else made this point with him?

3. What were the three critical factors in Millikan's style of research that Holton cited?

4. in the late 1950s, what was the new option that materialized for Barbara?

5. Why was Barbara apprehensive about presenting her data at the next annual Cold Spring Harbor Symposium?

6. What happened when Lotte Auerbach from the University of Edinburgh visited Barbara in her lab at Cold Spring Harbor?

7. How did Barbara arrange to get an invitation to Cold Spring Harbor?

8. Why did Freeman Dyson state that Richard Feynman was unable to communicate and hard to understand?

9. What were some of the reasons that Cold Spring Harbor was appealing to scientists during the summer?

10. What difference did Milislav Demerec observe about the symposium papers from 1941 compared to the papers from 1951?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what transposition is. What was the importance of Barbara's discovery of transposition in maize? How did this discovery affect the scientific world and Barbara's life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Rudolf Arnheim's words he wrote in Art and Visual Perception saying, "the realm of the unconscious could never enter our experience without the reflection of perceivable things." How does this quote relate to the life of Barbara McClintock?

Essay Topic 3

Describe your favorite section or chapter of the book. What people from this section did you like? Were there any individuals you didn't like? Why or why not? What appealed to you about this particular chapter or section? Are there any words of wisdom that you found in this section?

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