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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Kanigel say Ramanujan got hold of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) At 10.
(b) At 16.
(c) At 19.
(d) At 13.

2. Where did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?
(a) An American mathematics journal.
(b) An Indian mathematics journal.
(c) An Italian mathematics journal.
(d) An English mathematics journal.

3. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?
(a) Math classes.
(b) Chemistry classes.
(c) Physics classes.
(d) Biology classes.

4. Why was Ramanujan's scholarship changed?
(a) Because he neglected his studies aside from math.
(b) Because of his progress in all his fields.
(c) Because of his womanizing.
(d) Because of his rowdy behavior.

5. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?
(a) Objections from the girl's family.
(b) Drunken relatives.
(c) A fight.
(d) A deranged woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ramanujan leave school?

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

3. When did Ramanujan win a scholarship for his math skills?

4. What happened to Ramanujan's scholarship?

5. Where did Hardy get his secondary education?

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