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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hardy.

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 played rugby or soccer/football.
(d) Students who struggled.

2. What was Ramanujan like in school?
(a) He excelled only in math.
(b) He liked math and science, but not literature.
(c) He was good at all his studies.
(d) He was a poor student.

3. What did Hardy dislike about his secondary education?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Rigid discipline.
(c) Competitiveness.
(d) Emphasis on grades.

4. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's developing approach to math?
(a) Irreverent.
(b) Pragmatic.
(c) Semi-religious.
(d) Materialistic.

5. Where did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?
(a) An English mathematics journal.
(b) An Italian mathematics journal.
(c) An Indian mathematics journal.
(d) An American mathematics journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?

2. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan as a potential husband?

3. What were Ramanujan's parents getting impatient with?

4. How does Kanigel say Hardy saw himself, first and foremost?

5. When did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?

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