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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 was Ramanujan's father's employment?
(a) Low-level clerk.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Priest.
(d) Tradesman.

2. Why did Ramanujan leave school?
(a) He completed the coursework.
(b) His family could not afford it without the scholarship.
(c) He was expelled.
(d) He got sick.

3. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?
(a) Productive.
(b) Idle.
(c) Devout.
(d) Indifferent.

4. Where was Ramanujan born?
(a) Kumbakonam.
(b) Madras.
(c) Erode.
(d) Uttar Pradesh.

5. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's tutoring?
(a) Effective.
(b) Unhelpful.
(c) Incoherent.
(d) Inspired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Ramanujan's parents getting impatient with?

2. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan disliked as a child?

3. Who is Namagiri?

4. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan learned from an old book?

5. What was Ramanujan's college's nickname?

(see the answer key)

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