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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Ramanujan late for his wedding?
(a) His train was held up.
(b) His parents had to argue him into getting married.
(c) He ran away and had to be caught.
(d) He became sick.

2. What were the Tripos?
(a) A secret society.
(b) Oral exams.
(c) Written exams.
(d) Physical evaluations.

3. Where would Ramanujan's technique of solving math problems run into difficulty?
(a) With very large or very small numbers.
(b) With multi-variable formulas.
(c) With irrational numbers.
(d) With Pi.

4. What was Ramanujan's college's nickname?
(a) Harvard of South India.
(b) Oxford of South India.
(c) Cambridge of South India.
(d) The Bollytechnicum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ramanujan use as evidence of his credentials in interviews?

2. What did Ramanujan need to do now that he was married?

3. What distinguished Ramanujan's class?

4. When did the Tripos take place?

5. What was Hardy's experience of secondary education like, according to Kanigel?

(see the answer key)

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