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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Somewhat Indifferent Health.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Namagiri?
(a) Shiva's consort.
(b) Ramanujan's family's traditional deity.
(c) Ramanujan's chess teacher.
(d) Ramanujan's religious teacher.

2. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan passed his time on the ship?
(a) Working feverishly.
(b) Reading novels.
(c) Playing games.
(d) Sick.

3. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan saw himself when he was returning to India?
(a) A celebrity.
(b) Not successful.
(c) A demi-god.
(d) A complete failure.

4. What did Ramanujan's Master Theorem attempt to do?
(a) Integrate finite integrals.
(b) Solve Fermat's Last Theorem.
(c) Formulate number theory.
(d) Reduce infinite series to prime numbers.

5. Why was Ramanujan late for his wedding?
(a) He became sick.
(b) He ran away and had to be caught.
(c) His parents had to argue him into getting married.
(d) His train was held up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan's family's status?

2. What contributed to Ramanujan's status as a potential husband?

3. What did Hardy try to arrange after receiving Ramanujan's letter?

4. What did Ramanujan petition Cambridge for?

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

(see the answer key)

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