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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan as a potential husband?

2. How long after the wedding would it take before Janaki joined Ramanujan?

3. For how long would Ramanujan's condition persist?

4. What was Ramanujan's family's status?

5. What makes 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' notable, according to Kanigel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ramanujan go about looking for work?

2. What happened after Ramanujan left Kumbakonam's Government College?

3. What gods did Ramanujan's family worship?

4. What was Hardy's experience at Trinity College, Cambridge?

5. Describe Ramanujan's experience at Kumbakonam's Government College.

6. Describe Ramanujan's place of birth.

7. How was Ramanujan's first paper received?

8. What is Shiva the god of?

9. How did marriage change Ramanujan's life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the two or three most influential influences in forming Ramanujan's character. What were the two or three most influential conflicts or absences or desires in shaping Ramanujan's character?

Essay Topic 2

What problems did Ramanujan have because of his schooling, and how did he overcome them? (i.e. what techniques did he use, and how successful was he?)

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of illness and bad health on Ramanujan's life. How did it shape his personality and his intellect? How did it weaken him? How did it strengthen him?

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