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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Ramanujan go when he was 17?
(a) Madras.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Bengal.
(d) Uttar Pradesh.

3. Who were the Senior Wranglers?
(a) Students whose parents could not afford school on their own.
(b) Students who struggled.
(c) Academic celebrities.
(d) Students who played rugby or soccer/football.

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

5. How does Kanigel say Hardy saw himself, first and foremost?
(a) As an artist.
(b) As a mathematician.
(c) As a prophet.
(d) As a religious leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's first paper?

2. Who are the Apostles?

3. Where was Ramanujan's college located?

4. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?

5. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan did at age 17?

(see the answer key)

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