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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hardy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Hardy get his secondary education?
(a) Winchester.
(b) King's.
(c) Eton.
(d) St. Alban's.

4. When would Ramanujan and his wife consummate their marriage?
(a) It would depend on Ramanujan's career.
(b) When she was older.
(c) As soon as she was chosen.
(d) Never--they were pledged to be chaste.

5. What did Ramanujan use as evidence of his credentials in interviews?
(a) Falsified diplomas.
(b) His letters of reference.
(c) His math notebooks.
(d) His resume.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ramanujan born?

2. Where had the author of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' taught?

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

4. Why did Ramanujan leave school?

5. What was Ramanujan like in school?

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