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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where was Ramanujan born?
(a) Erode.
(b) Kumbakonam.
(c) Madras.
(d) Uttar Pradesh.
2. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?
(a) Formulas.
(b) An answer key.
(c) Translations.
(d) Proofs.
3. Who is Namagiri?
(a) Ramanujan's religious teacher.
(b) Ramanujan's chess teacher.
(c) Shiva's consort.
(d) Ramanujan's family's traditional deity.
4. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?
(a) Physics classes.
(b) Math classes.
(c) Biology classes.
(d) Chemistry classes.
5. How does Kanigel describe life in Ramanujan's hometown?
(a) People had every luxury.
(b) A middle class was just emerging.
(c) Crushing poverty was the norm.
(d) Childhood illness and death were common.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
2. What was uncommon about Ramanujan's physique?
3. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's developing approach to math?
4. What language did Ramanujan speak?
5. What does Kanigel say people appreciated about Hardy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened after Ramanujan left Kumbakonam's Government College?
2. What was the subject of the challenge Ramanujan set and then resolved in his first paper?
3. How did marriage change Ramanujan's life?
4. What gods did Ramanujan's family worship?
5. How did Ramanujan's interest change as he grew up?
6. Describe the difference between English mathematics and Continental mathematics.
7. What problems in Ramanujan's thinking came from his use of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
8. Describe the importance of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' in Ramanujan's life.
9. How did Hardy explain the value of math to his family?
10. Describe Ramanujan's experience at Kumbakonam's Government College.
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