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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 was G. H. Hardy?
(a) Ramanujan's Colorado-author.
(b) The mathematician who helped Ramanujan.
(c) Ramanujan's boss.
(d) Ramanujan's father-in-law.

2. To what extent does Kanigel say Ramanujan blended in with Cambridge society?
(a) He was always in between cultures.
(b) He remained hostile to it.
(c) Not very much.
(d) Thoroughly.

3. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's developing approach to math?
(a) Pragmatic.
(b) Irreverent.
(c) Semi-religious.
(d) Materialistic.

4. What was Ramanujan's caste?
(a) Shudras.
(b) Kshatriyas.
(c) Brahmin.
(d) Vaishyas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on his letter, what was Hardy trying to determine about Ramanujan?

2. How did Ramanujan spend all his time on returning to India?

3. What did the divergent series 1+2+3+4+5... add up to in Ramanujan's notebooks?

4. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?

5. What society was Ramanujan elected to?

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