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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the Senior Wranglers?
(a) Students whose parents could not afford school on their own.
(b) Academic celebrities.
(c) Students who struggled.
(d) Students who played rugby or soccer/football.

2. What was Ramanujan's family's status?
(a) Poor.
(b) Not very rich.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Impoverished.

3. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) As inconsistent.
(b) As flawless.
(c) As odd.
(d) As frequently wrong.

4. What did Ramanujan contract from a mosquito-borne disease?
(a) Fevers.
(b) Swelling in his scrotum.
(c) Partial deafness.
(d) A limp.

5. Who gave Ramanujan money to study in Madras?
(a) A patron.
(b) His parents.
(c) His in-laws.
(d) A relative.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Kanigel say Ramanujan got hold of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

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

3. What did Ramanujan use as evidence of his credentials in interviews?

4. What was Hardy's experience of secondary education like, according to Kanigel?

5. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ramanujan's experience at Kumbakonam's Government College.

2. What was the subject of the challenge Ramanujan set and then resolved in his first paper?

3. What led to Ramanujan getting married?

4. What happened after Ramanujan left Kumbakonam's Government College?

5. How was Ramanujan's health as a child?

6. How did Ramanujan distinguish himself as a math student?

7. What problems in Ramanujan's thinking came from his use of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

8. Describe Ramanujan's place of birth.

9. What was Hardy's experience at Winchester?

10. Who were the Apostles?

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