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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. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's theorems and formulas?
(a) Almost incomprehensible.
(b) Universally recognizable.
(c) Immaculate.
(d) Odd by English standards.

2. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's relationship with his wife?
(a) Intimate.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Almost non-existent.
(d) Friendly.

3. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan learned from an old book?
(a) The theory of relativity.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Analytic trigonometry.

4. Who is NOT included in the list of people who have benefited from Ramanujan's work, in Kanigel's account?
(a) Surgeons.
(b) Physicists.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Computer scientists.

5. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?
(a) Formulas.
(b) Translations.
(c) Proofs.
(d) An answer key.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan would solve math problems?

2. What language did Ramanujan speak?

3. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's developing approach to math?

4. What was the doctor's diagnosis of Ramanujan's illness?

5. What was the doctor's prescription for Ramanujan's condition?

(see the answer key)

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