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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 quotes Einstein. He said, "To these elementary laws there leads no logical path, but only" what?

2. In 1941, how many geneticists did Cold Spring Harbor draw?

3. Gerald Holton commented on scientific imagination and it's importance to how many particular scientists?

4. Max Delbruck first came to the United States from what country?

5. Evelyn Keller mentioned that Barbara told "us" that one must have the time to do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. During the time of the 1960s and 1970s what new honors did Barbara recieve from the larger world of biology?

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

5. How did Max Delbruck put Cold Spring Harbor on the map and for whom?

6. What is the answer to Eveyln Keller's question when she asks, "What enabled McClintock to see further and deeper into the mysteries of genetics than her colleagues?"

7. What did Keller say about good science and what does it need to proceed?

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

9. What did George Beadle tell Warren Weaver of the Rockefeller Foundation about Barbara's visit to Stanford?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Watson and Crick's research, what they were famous for, and what their answer was to the question in Chapter 11, "how do genes make exact copies of themselves?"

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Evelyn Keller did a good job in describing what type of person Barbara McClintock was? How did Keller do at describing scientific jargon or vocabulary to the average reader? How did Keller touch each part of McClintock's life in her book? Explain your answers and use specific information from the book to support your explanations.

Essay Topic 3

When Barbara visited Germany, she was faced with much sadness and turmoil because it was during the time of World War II and Hitler's reign. How do you think this experience affected Barbara and influenced her over the course of her life? Do you think this experience made her a better person? A better scientist? Why or why not?

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