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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Ramanujan's scholarship changed?
(a) Because of his womanizing.
(b) Because of his progress in all his fields.
(c) Because of his rowdy behavior.
(d) Because he neglected his studies aside from math.

2. What did Hardy decide after conferring with John Littlewood?
(a) That Ramanujan was a small thinker.
(b) That Ramanujan was a genius.
(c) That Ramanujan was unstable.
(d) That Ramanujan was dangerous.

3. How was Ramanujan treated on his return?
(a) As a celebrity.
(b) As an exile.
(c) As an untouchable.
(d) As an outcast.

4. How long after the wedding would it take before Janaki joined Ramanujan?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hardy and Neville nominate Ramanujan to become?

2. What society was Ramanujan elected to?

3. Where did Hardy get his secondary education?

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan when he returned to India?

5. What did Hardy try to arrange after receiving Ramanujan's letter?

(see the answer key)

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