Chapter 60. Quiz for Individuals in Society

60.1 Bhaskara the Teacher

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Chapter 12: Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia 300‍–‍1400
Quiz for Individuals in Society: Bhaskara the Teacher

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Question 60.1

Correct. The answer is b. In India, mathematics and astronomy were closely linked, and many of the most important mathematicians served their rulers as astronomers.
Incorrect. The answer is b. In India, mathematics and astronomy were closely linked, and many of the most important mathematicians served their rulers as astronomers.
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Question 60.2

Correct. The answer is a. Many of Bhaskara’s books showed his knowledge of trigonometry, including the sine table and relationships between different trigonometric functions and even some of the basic elements of calculus.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Many of Bhaskara’s books showed his knowledge of trigonometry, including the sine table and relationships between different trigonometric functions and even some of the basic elements of calculus.
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Question 60.3

Correct. The answer is b. Bhaskara wrote the book as a consolation for his daughter when his divination of the best time for her to marry went awry.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Bhaskara wrote the book as a consolation for his daughter when his divination of the best time for her to marry went awry.
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Question 60.4

Correct. The answer is d. Bhaskara’s first book on mathematical astronomy used mathematics to calculate solar and lunar eclipses or planetary conjunctions.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Bhaskara’s first book on mathematical astronomy used mathematics to calculate solar and lunar eclipses or planetary conjunctions.
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Question 60.5

Correct. The answer is a. Though Bhaskara wrote his books in Sanskrit, already a literary language rather than a vernacular language, even in his own day some of his books were translated into other Indian languages.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Though Bhaskara wrote his books in Sanskrit, already a literary language rather than a vernacular language, even in his own day some of his books were translated into other Indian languages.
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