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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cultural practice did Ramanujan insist on, in Kanigel's account?
(a) Animal sacrifice.
(b) Visiting Hindu shrines.
(c) Vegetarianism.
(d) Daily prayers.

2. Who met Ramanujan in England?
(a) Neville.
(b) John Littlewood.
(c) Hardy.
(d) Euler.

3. Where did graduates from Hardy's secondary school typically go to college?
(a) University College.
(b) Linacre.
(c) New College.
(d) Trinity.

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

5. What stance had Hardy taken during the war?
(a) Radicalism.
(b) Pacificism.
(c) Opposition.
(d) Aggression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?

2. When did Ramanujan win a scholarship for his math skills?

3. What conflict did Ramanujan return to?

4. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's developing approach to math?

5. What other Indian thinker does Kanigel compare Ramanujan's experience with?

(see the answer key)

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