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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was the wife Ramanujan's parents found?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

3. Where did Hardy attend college?
(a) Trinity.
(b) Oriel.
(c) Linacre.
(d) Balliol.

4. What does Kanigel say people appreciated about Hardy?
(a) His wealth and taste.
(b) His long lineage.
(c) His irreverent sense of humor.
(d) His youthful beauty.

5. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) As inconsistent.
(b) As frequently wrong.
(c) As flawless.
(d) As odd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan's father's employment?

2. What was the significance of Erode in Ramanujan's family?

3. Where was Ramanujan born?

4. Where would Ramanujan's technique of solving math problems run into difficulty?

5. When did Ramanujan begin to speak?

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