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

2. What happened to Ramanujan's scholarship?
(a) It was expanded to his graduate study.
(b) It was jeopardized by Ramanujan's poor grades.
(c) It was renewed for four years.
(d) It was withdrawn.

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

4. Who was Komalatammal?
(a) Ramanujan's mother.
(b) Ramanujan's teacher.
(c) Ramanujan's sister.
(d) Ramanujan's aunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan learned from an old book?

2. What were the Tripos?

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

4. What did Ramanujan need to do now that he was married?

5. What did Ramanujan do while he waited for his wife?

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