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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?
(a) An Indian mathematics journal.
(b) An English mathematics journal.
(c) An Italian mathematics journal.
(d) An American mathematics journal.

2. When did Ramanujan win a scholarship for his math skills?
(a) During high school.
(b) After college.
(c) After high school.
(d) After middle school.

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

4. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?
(a) His college.
(b) He worked for his patron.
(c) A high school.
(d) The British Indian Civil Service.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan's caste?

2. What did Ramanujan's parents do in response to their impatience?

3. What was uncommon about Ramanujan's physique?

4. Where did Ramanujan's parents find a wife for him?

5. How does Kanigel describe the seriousness of Ramanujan's condition?

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