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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 Ranging with Delight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language did Ramanujan speak?
(a) Tamil.
(b) Hindi.
(c) English.
(d) Bengali.

2. What was the significance of Erode in Ramanujan's family?
(a) Ramanujan's mother's ancestral home.
(b) Where Ramanujan was buried.
(c) Where Ramanujan went to school.
(d) Ramanujan's hometown.

3. When did Ramanujan win a scholarship for his math skills?
(a) After middle school.
(b) After high school.
(c) During high school.
(d) After college.

4. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?
(a) Math problems.
(b) Tutoring notes.
(c) A lifetime's work.
(d) A doctoral dissertation.

5. What was Ramanujan's caste?
(a) Shudras.
(b) Kshatriyas.
(c) Vaishyas.
(d) Brahmin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Ramanujan's scholarship?

2. Where did Ramanujan go when he was 17?

3. When was Ramanujan born?

4. What distinguished Ramanujan's class?

5. What did Ramanujan's parents do in response to their impatience?

(see the answer key)

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