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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Somewhat Indifferent Health.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ramanujan like in school?
(a) He excelled only in math.
(b) He was good at all his studies.
(c) He liked math and science, but not literature.
(d) He was a poor student.

2. Who learned of Ramanujan's arrival by the newspapers?
(a) His mother.
(b) His in-laws.
(c) His old patron.
(d) His wife.

3. What was the significance of Erode in Ramanujan's family?
(a) Ramanujan's mother's ancestral home.
(b) Ramanujan's hometown.
(c) Where Ramanujan went to school.
(d) Where Ramanujan was buried.

4. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) Impeccable.
(b) Incorrect.
(c) Unorthodox.
(d) Flawed.

5. Who were the Senior Wranglers?
(a) Students whose parents could not afford school on their own.
(b) Academic celebrities.
(c) Students who struggled.
(d) Students who played rugby or soccer/football.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan's intention when he returned home?

2. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?

3. What did Ramanujan's Master Theorem attempt to do?

4. Who was absent from the dock when Ramanujan's ship came in?

5. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan as a mathematical thinker?

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