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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Somewhat Indifferent Health.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had the author of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' taught?
(a) Paris.
(b) Bern.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.

2. When did Ramanujan begin to speak?
(a) One year.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

3. Who was Leonard Euler?
(a) A teacher at Cambridge.
(b) A brilliant mathematician to whom Hardy compared Ramanujan.
(c) Hardy's protégé.
(d) Ramanujan's tutor.

4. How was Ramanujan treated on his return?
(a) As an untouchable.
(b) As a celebrity.
(c) As an exile.
(d) As an outcast.

5. What did Hardy dislike about his secondary education?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Rigid discipline.
(c) Emphasis on grades.
(d) Competitiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan as a potential husband?

2. What distinguished Ramanujan's class?

3. Why did Ramanujan leave school?

4. How does Kanigel describe the trip to England?

5. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?

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