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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's early temperament?
(a) Shy.
(b) Indistinct.
(c) Self-directed.
(d) Aggressive.

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

3. How do people account for Ramanujan's self-assessment?
(a) Ramanujan's arrogance.
(b) Ramanujan's naïveté.
(c) Overwork.
(d) Hardy's coldness.

4. What does Kanigel say Hardy's friends began to say about him as he got older?
(a) He aged all in a day.
(b) He seemed to regain his innocence.
(c) He was finally starting to look old.
(d) He still retained his youthful good looks.

5. What does Kanigel say people appreciated about Hardy?
(a) His wealth and taste.
(b) His long lineage.
(c) His youthful beauty.
(d) His irreverent sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was absent from the dock when Ramanujan's ship came in?

2. How does Kanigel describe the trip to England?

3. When did Hardy have a heart attack?

4. How does Kanigel describe John Littlewood?

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

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