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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a nested square root?
(a) A series of square roots of square roots.
(b) A series of square roots that resolve to prime numbers.
(c) An infinite series of square roots.
(d) The framework of assumptions within which a series of square roots resolves to a negative number.

2. Where did families NOT look for wives for their sons in India in Ramanujan's time?
(a) Prominent villagers.
(b) Extended family.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Friends of the family.

3. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's tutoring?
(a) Unhelpful.
(b) Effective.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Incoherent.

4. Which person was NOT in the Bloomsbury Group?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) G.E. Moore.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) John Maynard Keynes.

5. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan did at age 17?
(a) Got married.
(b) Graduated college.
(c) Graduated high school.
(d) Ran away from home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ramanujan do while he waited for his wife?

2. What did Ramanujan's parents do in response to their impatience?

3. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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