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

2. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's dress?
(a) Traditional Indian dress.
(b) English dress.
(c) A unique brand of slovenliness all his own.
(d) A hybrid of Indian and English.

3. What did Littlewood and Hardy see as mathematically important?
(a) Ramanujan's use of irrational numbers.
(b) Ramanujan's detailed proofs.
(c) Ramanujan's infinite series.
(d) Ramanujan's nested square roots.

4. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan saw himself when he was returning to India?
(a) Not successful.
(b) A celebrity.
(c) A complete failure.
(d) A demi-god.

5. What other Indian thinker does Kanigel compare Ramanujan's experience with?
(a) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
(b) Ghandi.
(c) Anant Raje.
(d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of Ramanujan's work now?

2. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?

3. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?

4. What did Ramanujan's parents do in response to their impatience?

5. How long did the trip from India to England take?

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