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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. How did Ramanujan see himself socially, according to Kanigel?
(a) As a celebrity.
(b) As a Brahmin.
(c) As a citizen.
(d) As a mathematician.

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

3. What did Hardy and his friends arrange for Ramanujan?
(a) A sinecure.
(b) A bureaucratic appointment.
(c) A teaching position.
(d) A research position.

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

5. How did Ramanujan respond to Hardy's request for proofs?
(a) He dragged his feet about sending them.
(b) He said he could not produce them.
(c) He sent them immediately.
(d) He would send them if Hardy would help him financially.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the English does Kanigel say affected Ramanujan?

2. Based on his letter, what was Hardy trying to determine about Ramanujan?

3. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's relationship with his wife?

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan as a mathematical thinker?

5. How does Kanigel describe the value of Ramanujan's discovery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Ramanujan go when he reached England?

2. What was Ramanujan's response when Hardy asked him for proofs?

3. What was Ramanujan's interest in pi?

4. What was the conflict between Ramanujan's family and his wife?

5. What problem kept Ramanujan from coming to England, as Hardy hoped he would?

6. How was Ramanujan treated on his return to India?

7. What was Ramanujan's decline like, and death?

8. Describe Ramanujan and Hardy's work on partitions.

9. How much did Ramanujan's bride share in his mathematical life?

10. What cultural practices did Ramanujan hold on to from India?

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