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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are partitions in math?
(a) The separation between rational and irrational numbers.
(b) The divisions between theorems and proofs.
(c) The distinctions between prime numbers and other numbers.
(d) The number of ways to arrive at a number.

2. What were Ramanujan's parents getting impatient with?
(a) Ramanujan's sloth.
(b) Ramanujan's scribbling in notebooks.
(c) Ramanujan's failure to win prizes.
(d) Ramanujan's insubordination.

3. Where was Ramanujan's college located?
(a) A small town.
(b) Madras.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Delhi.

4. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) Unorthodox.
(b) Flawed.
(c) Incorrect.
(d) Impeccable.

5. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?
(a) Objections from the girl's family.
(b) A deranged woman.
(c) A fight.
(d) Drunken relatives.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was proved incorrect in Ramanujan's work from this time?

3. When did Ramanujan write to Hardy?

4. What factor made Cambridge unattractive for Hardy?

5. What was G. H. Hardy's status in Britain?

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