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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Tripos take place?
(a) After a student's third year.
(b) After a student's last year.
(c) After a student's second year.
(d) After a student's first year.

2. Where did Ramanujan move to?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) London.
(d) Bristol.

3. Who was N. Ramanujachariar?
(a) Ramanujan's rival.
(b) Ramanujan's roommate.
(c) Ramanujan's trainer.
(d) Ramanujan's math teacher.

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

5. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?
(a) Chemistry classes.
(b) Physics classes.
(c) Math classes.
(d) Biology classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Namagiri?

2. What were Ramanujan's parents getting impatient with?

3. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?

4. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?

5. What did Ramanujan discover when his friend Mahalanobis read a puzzle from the paper?

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