View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, A Very Large Slice of Pi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?
(a) Brought him to the hospital in a taxi.
(b) Called an ambulance and waited.
(c) Called his wife for help.
(d) Held him down to secure him.

2. What health issue did Daniel's grandfather have?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) Mental illness.

3. What is one of the reasons Daniel Tammet wrote this memoir?
(a) To make a lot of money in royalties.
(b) To give him perspective on his life so far.
(c) To warn others of his challenges.
(d) He knew he would enjoy book signings.

4. Professor Alan Snyder believes that autistic thought is:
(a) A form of schizophrenia.
(b) Bordering on insanity.
(c) An extreme form of ordinary thought.
(d) Simple and immature.

5. What is the Feynman point in pi?
(a) It is the last string of digits in pi.
(b) Where the digit 9 repeats itself eleven times, with other numbers in between.
(c) It is pi to 707 decimal points.
(d) The decimal places of 999999.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Neil help Daniel memorize the pi digits?

2. What does Daniel consider his first language to be?

3. When his behavior was good, how did Daniel's parents reward him?

4. What was Daniel's favorite subject in secondary school?

5. Six months after meeting Neil, what does Daniel do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 268 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample