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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Namagiri?
(a) Ramanujan's family's traditional deity.
(b) Shiva's consort.
(c) Ramanujan's religious teacher.
(d) Ramanujan's chess teacher.

3. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?
(a) His college.
(b) A high school.
(c) He worked for his patron.
(d) The British Indian Civil Service.

4. Why did Hardy need to excel on the entrance exams for secondary education?
(a) His family could not afford the best schools.
(b) Testing was the sole criterion for admission.
(c) Admissions were extremely competitive.
(d) He would have low status at school if his test scores were low.

5. Who was G. H. Hardy?
(a) Ramanujan's Colorado-author.
(b) Ramanujan's boss.
(c) The mathematician who helped Ramanujan.
(d) Ramanujan's father-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?

2. What contributed to Ramanujan's status as a potential husband?

3. Where was Ramanujan born?

4. Why did Ramanujan leave school?

5. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?

(see the answer key)

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