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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave Ramanujan money to study in Madras?
(a) A relative.
(b) His parents.
(c) His in-laws.
(d) A patron.

2. What was the effect of Ramanujan's childhood smallpox?
(a) Spinal deformity.
(b) A limp.
(c) Pockmarks.
(d) Partial deafness.

3. Who comprised the Apostles?
(a) Religious leaders.
(b) Practicing artists.
(c) Mathematicians.
(d) Undergrads.

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

5. Why did Ramanujan leave school?
(a) He got sick.
(b) He was expelled.
(c) His family could not afford it without the scholarship.
(d) He completed the coursework.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's tutoring?

2. When did Ramanujan begin to speak?

3. Who was G. H. Hardy?

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

5. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

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