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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was G. H. Hardy?
(a) Ramanujan's Colorado-author.
(b) Ramanujan's boss.
(c) Ramanujan's father-in-law.
(d) The mathematician who helped Ramanujan.

2. What does Kanigel say people appreciated about Hardy?
(a) His youthful beauty.
(b) His wealth and taste.
(c) His irreverent sense of humor.
(d) His long lineage.

3. How does Kanigel say Hardy saw himself, first and foremost?
(a) As a mathematician.
(b) As a religious leader.
(c) As an artist.
(d) As a prophet.

4. What did parents see when they looked at Ramanujan as a prospective husband?
(a) A genius.
(b) A well-connected man.
(c) An unemployed man.
(d) A criminal.

5. What was uncommon about Ramanujan's physique?
(a) He was overweight.
(b) He had six fingers on each hand.
(c) He had a humpback.
(d) He had a limp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Namagiri?

2. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's first paper?

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

4. Which person was NOT in the Bloomsbury Group?

5. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

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