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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did families NOT look for wives for their sons in India in Ramanujan's time?
(a) Extended family.
(b) Prominent villagers.
(c) Friends of the family.
(d) Neighbors.

2. When was Ramanujan born?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1892.

3. How does Kanigel describe life in Ramanujan's hometown?
(a) A middle class was just emerging.
(b) Childhood illness and death were common.
(c) People had every luxury.
(d) Crushing poverty was the norm.

4. What was Hardy's experience of secondary education like, according to Kanigel?
(a) He loved it.
(b) It transformed him into an upstanding citizen.
(c) He hated it.
(d) He passed through without distinction.

5. Which god was Ramanujan's family devoted to?
(a) Shakti.
(b) Shiva.
(c) Vishnu.
(d) Ganesha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?

2. Who comprised the Apostles?

3. For how long would Ramanujan's condition persist?

4. How does Kanigel describe education at Hardy's college?

5. What distinguished Ramanujan's class?

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