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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. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan would solve math problems?
(a) By solving one part at a time.
(b) By adding numbers to formulas.
(c) By turning values into variables.
(d) He would intuit the solution.

2. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan did at age 17?
(a) Graduated high school.
(b) Ran away from home.
(c) Got married.
(d) Graduated college.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What energy does Kanigel say Ramanujan redirected into mathematics?

4. Who was N. Ramanujachariar?

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

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