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

2. Where was Ramanujan's college located?
(a) A small town.
(b) Madras.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Delhi.

3. How old was the wife Ramanujan's parents found?
(a) 15.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

4. What distinguished Ramanujan's class?
(a) The trades.
(b) Hand work.
(c) Mercantilism.
(d) Learning and religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Ramanujan's scholarship changed?

2. What makes 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' notable, according to Kanigel?

3. Who comprised the Apostles?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Ramanujan's parents have a hard time finding a wife for him?

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

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

5. Describe Ramanujan's experience at Pachaiyappas College in Madras.

6. Who were the Apostles?

7. Describe Ramanujan's wedding ceremony.

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

9. What practices did Ramanujan follow as a result of his religion?

10. Describe the difference between English mathematics and Continental mathematics.

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