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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ramanujan's Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Ramanujan stay with in England?
(a) Neville.
(b) Euler.
(c) Hardy.
(d) John Littlewood.

3. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?
(a) Translations.
(b) Formulas.
(c) An answer key.
(d) Proofs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan interested in in this value?

2. Where was Ramanujan's college located?

3. Who was Neville?

4. What energy does Kanigel say Ramanujan redirected into mathematics?

5. Why was Ramanujan's scholarship changed?

(see the answer key)

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