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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Ramanujan's father's employment?
(a) Priest.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Tradesman.
(d) Low-level clerk.

3. Who are the Apostles?
(a) Religious figures in Rome.
(b) Disciples of Hardy's.
(c) A secret society at Cambridge.
(d) Artists.

4. What was the effect of Ramanujan's childhood smallpox?
(a) Partial deafness.
(b) A limp.
(c) Spinal deformity.
(d) Pockmarks.

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

6. For how long would Ramanujan's condition persist?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) The rest of his life.
(c) A few years.
(d) A few months.

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

8. Where did Ramanujan go when he was 17?
(a) Madras.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Bengal.
(d) Uttar Pradesh.

9. Who was Komalatammal?
(a) Ramanujan's mother.
(b) Ramanujan's teacher.
(c) Ramanujan's sister.
(d) Ramanujan's aunt.

10. What happened to Ramanujan's scholarship?
(a) It was expanded to his graduate study.
(b) It was jeopardized by Ramanujan's poor grades.
(c) It was renewed for four years.
(d) It was withdrawn.

11. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's first paper?
(a) Exquisite.
(b) Exciting but incomplete.
(c) Immaculate.
(d) Detailed.

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

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

14. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?
(a) Idle.
(b) Devout.
(c) Productive.
(d) Indifferent.

15. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's early temperament?
(a) Self-directed.
(b) Indistinct.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Shy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ramanujan's college located?

2. What does Kanigel say about Ramanujan's marriage?

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

4. What was the significance of Erode in Ramanujan's family?

5. When did Ramanujan win a scholarship for his math skills?

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