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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 life in Ramanujan's hometown?
(a) Crushing poverty was the norm.
(b) A middle class was just emerging.
(c) Childhood illness and death were common.
(d) People had every luxury.

2. What was the significance of Erode in Ramanujan's family?
(a) Ramanujan's mother's ancestral home.
(b) Where Ramanujan was buried.
(c) Where Ramanujan went to school.
(d) Ramanujan's hometown.

3. When did Ramanujan die?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1939.

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

5. What was Ramanujan like in school?
(a) He was a poor student.
(b) He was good at all his studies.
(c) He liked math and science, but not literature.
(d) He excelled only in math.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hardy have a heart attack?

2. Why was Ramanujan's scholarship changed?

3. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's early temperament?

4. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?

5. What did Hardy and Neville nominate Ramanujan to become?

(see the answer key)

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