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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the Tripos?
(a) Physical evaluations.
(b) Oral exams.
(c) Written exams.
(d) A secret society.

2. How long after the wedding would it take before Janaki joined Ramanujan?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Nine years.

3. What was Ramanujan's caste?
(a) Shudras.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) Kshatriyas.
(d) Vaishyas.

4. Who comprised the Apostles?
(a) Undergrads.
(b) Religious leaders.
(c) Practicing artists.
(d) Mathematicians.

5. What did Ramanujan's parents do in response to their impatience?
(a) Send him to school.
(b) Apprentice him to a designer.
(c) Marry him off.
(d) Buy him a bureaucratic appointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Neville?

2. Who is Namagiri?

3. Where did Ramanujan move to?

4. What did Hardy dislike about his secondary education?

5. Who are the Apostles?

(see the answer key)

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