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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Ramanujan stay with in England?
(a) Euler.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Neville.
(d) John Littlewood.

2. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?
(a) Objections from the girl's family.
(b) Drunken relatives.
(c) A deranged woman.
(d) A fight.

3. What did Ramanujan say he was willing to do in order to come to England?
(a) Be cast out of his Brahmin class.
(b) Borrow money.
(c) Work for Hardy.
(d) Abandon his wife.

4. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan would solve math problems?
(a) He would intuit the solution.
(b) By adding numbers to formulas.
(c) By turning values into variables.
(d) By solving one part at a time.

5. What was Ramanujan's father's employment?
(a) Tradesman.
(b) Low-level clerk.
(c) Priest.
(d) Merchant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan like in school?

2. What did Ramanujan do while he waited for his wife?

3. What factor made Cambridge unattractive for Hardy?

4. What was Ramanujan's college's nickname?

5. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?

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