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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) Bern.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

2. How does Kanigel describe the seriousness of Ramanujan's condition?
(a) Life-threatening.
(b) Not life-threatening but uncomfortable.
(c) Crippling.
(d) Debilitating.

3. What did Ramanujan need to do now that he was married?
(a) Buy a house.
(b) Make money.
(c) Contribute to his in-laws' income.
(d) Have children.

4. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?
(a) An answer key.
(b) Proofs.
(c) Formulas.
(d) Translations.

5. What was Hardy's experience of secondary education like, according to Kanigel?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He passed through without distinction.
(d) It transformed him into an upstanding citizen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person was NOT in the Bloomsbury Group?

2. What did Hardy dislike about his secondary education?

3. Where did Hardy get his secondary education?

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?

5. To what extent does Kanigel say Ramanujan blended in with Cambridge society?

(see the answer key)

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