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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. Who was N. Ramanujachariar?
(a) Ramanujan's math teacher.
(b) Ramanujan's rival.
(c) Ramanujan's trainer.
(d) Ramanujan's roommate.

2. How does Kanigel describe life in Ramanujan's hometown?
(a) Childhood illness and death were common.
(b) Crushing poverty was the norm.
(c) People had every luxury.
(d) A middle class was just emerging.

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

4. Who wrote 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) Frank Nelson Cole.
(b) Enrico Betti.
(c) William George Horner.
(d) George Carr.

5. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) As inconsistent.
(b) As frequently wrong.
(c) As odd.
(d) As flawless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Ramanujan's scholarship changed?

2. What was Ramanujan like in school?

3. What was uncommon about Ramanujan's physique?

4. What language did Ramanujan speak?

5. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's tutoring?

(see the answer key)

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