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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hardy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's first paper?
(a) Exciting but incomplete.
(b) Exquisite.
(c) Detailed.
(d) Immaculate.

2. What were Ramanujan's parents getting impatient with?
(a) Ramanujan's sloth.
(b) Ramanujan's insubordination.
(c) Ramanujan's scribbling in notebooks.
(d) Ramanujan's failure to win prizes.

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

4. How does Kanigel describe life in Ramanujan's hometown?
(a) A middle class was just emerging.
(b) Childhood illness and death were common.
(c) Crushing poverty was the norm.
(d) People had every luxury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Namagiri?

2. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan would solve math problems?

3. How long after the wedding would it take before Janaki joined Ramanujan?

4. Who was G. H. Hardy?

5. How does Kanigel describe education at Hardy's college?

(see the answer key)

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