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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 did Ramanujan and Hardy develop for working with partitions?
(a) A precise method for determining partitions for prime numbers.
(b) A refinement of Euler's suggestion.
(c) Nested square roots.
(d) The circle method.

2. What was the doctor's diagnosis of Ramanujan's illness?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Depression.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Cancer.

3. What was the result of Ramanujan clinging to his cultural practices?
(a) He brought Indian culture to English intellectuals.
(b) He remained an outsider.
(c) He taught English students how to cook Indian dishes.
(d) He generated fear and hostility in those around him.

4. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan did at age 17?
(a) Graduated high school.
(b) Got married.
(c) Graduated college.
(d) Ran away from home.

5. What was Euler's contribution to understanding partitions?
(a) Notes on the performance of nested square roots.
(b) A functional approximation.
(c) An algorithm, but without values.
(d) A theorem about series.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kanigel say prevented Ramanujan from getting the care he needed?

2. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?

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

4. Where did Hardy attend college?

5. Who gave Ramanujan money to study in Madras?

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