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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 college's nickname?
(a) The Bollytechnicum.
(b) Harvard of South India.
(c) Cambridge of South India.
(d) Oxford of South India.

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

3. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) Unorthodox.
(b) Incorrect.
(c) Flawed.
(d) Impeccable.

4. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan learned from an old book?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Analytic trigonometry.
(c) Calculus.
(d) The theory of relativity.

5. What did Ramanujan practice as part of his religion?
(a) Community service.
(b) Vegetarianism.
(c) Animal sacrifice.
(d) A year as a monk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan's father's employment?

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

3. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan did at age 17?

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's early temperament?

5. Who wrote 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

(see the answer key)

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