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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ramanujan need to do now that he was married?
(a) Have children.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Make money.
(d) Contribute to his in-laws' income.

2. Where had the author of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' taught?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Bern.
(d) London.

3. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?
(a) Math problems.
(b) A doctoral dissertation.
(c) Tutoring notes.
(d) A lifetime's work.

4. What did Ramanujan practice as part of his religion?
(a) A year as a monk.
(b) Vegetarianism.
(c) Animal sacrifice.
(d) Community service.

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

6. Who was N. Ramanujachariar?
(a) Ramanujan's math teacher.
(b) Ramanujan's rival.
(c) Ramanujan's roommate.
(d) Ramanujan's trainer.

7. What did Ramanujan use as evidence of his credentials in interviews?
(a) His letters of reference.
(b) His resume.
(c) His math notebooks.
(d) Falsified diplomas.

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

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

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

11. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) Flawed.
(b) Incorrect.
(c) Impeccable.
(d) Unorthodox.

12. What did Ramanujan contract from a mosquito-borne disease?
(a) A limp.
(b) Partial deafness.
(c) Swelling in his scrotum.
(d) Fevers.

13. What makes 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' notable, according to Kanigel?
(a) The theorems do not have examples.
(b) The dissertation does not have a conclusion.
(c) There is no explanation to the problems.
(d) The problems do not have solutions.

14. What did Ramanujan do while he waited for his wife?
(a) Live with his parents.
(b) Take a job in Madras.
(c) Travel South India.
(d) Travel through Asia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel describe Hardy?

2. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?

3. What was G. H. Hardy's status in Britain?

4. What does Kanigel say people appreciated about Hardy?

5. When did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?

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