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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. When did Ramanujan begin to speak?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Eighteen months.

2. What did Ramanujan do while he waited for his wife?
(a) Live with his parents.
(b) Take a job in Madras.
(c) Travel through Asia.
(d) Travel South India.

3. Where did Ramanujan's parents find a wife for him?
(a) Uttar Pradesh.
(b) Madras.
(c) A nearby village.
(d) An orphanage.

4. When does Kanigel say Ramanujan got hold of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) At 19.
(b) At 10.
(c) At 16.
(d) At 13.

5. What energy does Kanigel say Ramanujan redirected into mathematics?
(a) Sexual desire.
(b) Troublemaking.
(c) Religious devotion.
(d) Political restlessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan's father's employment?

2. How does Kanigel say Hardy saw himself, first and foremost?

3. How does Kanigel describe the seriousness of Ramanujan's condition?

4. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan disliked as a child?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ramanujan's interest change as he grew up?

2. Describe Ramanujan's place of birth.

3. Describe the difference between English mathematics and Continental mathematics.

4. How was Ramanujan's health as a child?

5. What led to Ramanujan getting married?

6. Who were the Apostles?

7. Describe Ramanujan's experience at Pachaiyappas College in Madras.

8. What was Hardy's experience at Winchester?

9. What practices did Ramanujan follow as a result of his religion?

10. How did Ramanujan distinguish himself as a math student?

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