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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. What did the divergent series 1+2+3+4+5... add up to in Ramanujan's notebooks?
(a) Infinity.
(b) -1/12.
(c) 39.
(d) 7.

2. What was the result of Ramanujan clinging to his cultural practices?
(a) He remained an outsider.
(b) He generated fear and hostility in those around him.
(c) He taught English students how to cook Indian dishes.
(d) He brought Indian culture to English intellectuals.

3. What was the doctor's prescription for Ramanujan's condition?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Rest and care.
(d) Physical activity.

4. How does Kanigel describe John Littlewood?
(a) A bureaucrat.
(b) A math prodigy.
(c) A consultant.
(d) A therapist.

5. Who did Ramanujan stay with in England?
(a) Hardy.
(b) John Littlewood.
(c) Neville.
(d) Euler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hardy decide after conferring with John Littlewood?

2. Who was absent from the dock when Ramanujan's ship came in?

3. Who met Ramanujan in England?

4. What was the doctor's diagnosis of Ramanujan's illness?

5. To what extent does Kanigel say Ramanujan blended in with Cambridge society?

Short Essay Questions

1. What accolades did Ramanujan receive for his work?

2. What is a formalist in mathematical thinking?

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

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

5. What problems did Ramanujan have on account of his Indian cultural practices?

6. In what way was Ramanujan's experience of England similar to Ghandi's?

7. Where did Ramanujan go when he reached England?

8. Ramanujan kept extensive notes of his thinking. What was in Ramanujan's notebooks, and how much of his work was valuable, according to Kanigel?

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

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

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