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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. What was Ramanujan's intention when he returned home?
(a) To teach in India.
(b) Never to return to England.
(c) To bring his wife back to England.
(d) To stay in India for a few years.

2. When did Ramanujan begin to speak?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Eighteen months.

3. What was uncommon about Ramanujan's physique?
(a) He had a humpback.
(b) He had a limp.
(c) He was overweight.
(d) He had six fingers on each hand.

4. Who are the Apostles?
(a) A secret society at Cambridge.
(b) Artists.
(c) Disciples of Hardy's.
(d) Religious figures in Rome.

5. What did NOT contribute to Ramanujan's discomfort during the sea voyage to England?
(a) Homesickness.
(b) Seasickness.
(c) The strangers.
(d) The temperatures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ramanujan say he was willing to do in order to come to England?

2. In his letter to Hardy, what did Ramanujan say he had discovered?

3. How old was the wife Ramanujan's parents found?

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

5. Who gave Ramanujan money to study in Madras?

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