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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. Where was Ramanujan born?
(a) Madras.
(b) Erode.
(c) Uttar Pradesh.
(d) Kumbakonam.

2. When did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1913.

3. What did Ramanujan need to do now that he was married?
(a) Make money.
(b) Contribute to his in-laws' income.
(c) Have children.
(d) Buy a house.

4. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?
(a) Translations.
(b) Formulas.
(c) Proofs.
(d) An answer key.

5. Where did Ramanujan go when he was 17?
(a) Bengal.
(b) Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Madras.
(d) Delhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ramanujan contract from a mosquito-borne disease?

2. How does Kanigel describe the seriousness of Ramanujan's condition?

3. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?

4. What was Ramanujan's caste?

5. When was Ramanujan born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did marriage change Ramanujan's life?

2. How was it that Ramanujan would solve math problems without seeing the logic that dictated the development and solutions to problems?

3. How did Ramanujan go about looking for work?

4. What does 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' consist of?

5. How did Hardy explain the value of math to his family?

6. Describe the importance of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' in Ramanujan's life.

7. What led to Ramanujan getting married?

8. How did Ramanujan's interest change as he grew up?

9. What was Hardy's experience at Trinity College, Cambridge?

10. How did Ramanujan's temperament reveal itself when he was a child?

(see the answer keys)

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