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

2. How was Ramanujan treated on his return?
(a) As an exile.
(b) As an untouchable.
(c) As a celebrity.
(d) As an outcast.

3. What did Ramanujan contract from a mosquito-borne disease?
(a) Partial deafness.
(b) Swelling in his scrotum.
(c) Fevers.
(d) A limp.

4. What was proved correct in Ramanujan's work from this time?
(a) His proofs.
(b) His assumptions.
(c) His theorems.
(d) His conclusions.

5. What happened to Ramanujan's scholarship?
(a) It was withdrawn.
(b) It was renewed for four years.
(c) It was jeopardized by Ramanujan's poor grades.
(d) It was expanded to his graduate study.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ramanujan born?

2. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's theorems and formulas?

3. What was uncommon about Ramanujan's physique?

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

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

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