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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 makes 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' notable, according to Kanigel?
(a) The problems do not have solutions.
(b) The theorems do not have examples.
(c) The dissertation does not have a conclusion.
(d) There is no explanation to the problems.

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

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

4. What did Ramanujan's parents do in response to their impatience?
(a) Buy him a bureaucratic appointment.
(b) Apprentice him to a designer.
(c) Send him to school.
(d) Marry him off.

5. Where did Ramanujan go when he was 17?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Madras.
(c) Bengal.
(d) Uttar Pradesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the author of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' taught?

2. Which god was Ramanujan's family devoted to?

3. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?

4. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

5. What language did Ramanujan speak?

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