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A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock Quiz

Evelyn Fox Keller
This Study Guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of A Feeling for the Organism.

A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock Quiz

Evelyn Fox Keller
This Study Guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of A Feeling for the Organism.

Take our free A Feeling for the Organism quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Who was quoted as saying, "By God, that woman is either crazy or a genius."? (from Chapter 9, A Different Language)

2.

Many mutations that were happening in the maize had never been seen before, and some of these involved gross changes in what? (from Chapter 5, 1936-1941: University of Missouri)

3.

Who was the Vice President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1937? (from Chapter 6, Interlude: A Sketch of the Terrain)

4.

The three major concerns of twentieth-century biology have been and still are what? (from Chapter 6, Interlude: A Sketch of the Terrain)

5.

In Hanson's informal notes concerning Barbara, he claims that she weighed approximately how many pounds? (from Chapter 4, A Career for Women)

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