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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 had the author of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' taught?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Bern.

2. How long did the trip from India to England take?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two months.

3. What did Hardy decide after conferring with John Littlewood?
(a) That Ramanujan was a genius.
(b) That Ramanujan was unstable.
(c) That Ramanujan was a small thinker.
(d) That Ramanujan was dangerous.

4. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?
(a) Drunken relatives.
(b) Objections from the girl's family.
(c) A fight.
(d) A deranged woman.

5. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's developing approach to math?
(a) Semi-religious.
(b) Irreverent.
(c) Pragmatic.
(d) Materialistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did NOT contribute to Ramanujan's discomfort during the sea voyage to England?

2. What practice does Kanigel say Ramanujan had difficulty adjusting to in England?

3. Who was G. H. Hardy?

4. What did parents see when they looked at Ramanujan as a prospective husband?

5. How much of Ramanujan's work did Hardy believe was sound and original?

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