The Man Who Knew Infinity QuizOnline version Test your knowledge about the life of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan! by Sophie D. 1 Whose statue does Ramanujan turn to for comfort after having been humiliated in class? a Pythagoras b Archimedes c Isaac Newton d Albert Einstein 2 What field of mathematics is Ramanujan known for? a Statistics b Algebra c Number theory d Geometry 3 Which Cambridge college did Ramanujan attend in England? a Darwin College b The Royal College c Edmond's College d Trinity College 4 "Life to me has always been mathematics." Which character said that? a G.H. Hardy b John Littlewood c Mrs. Ramanujan d John von Neumann 5 "I doubt a dark face will ever [...] become a fellow." What does that sentence uttered by Littlewood mean? a Littlewood thinks it is quite unlikely that a British person can ever befriend an Indian person. b Littlewood thinks it is not very likely that a foreigner could ever become a Trinity College student. c Littlewood thinks it is highly unlikely that a "person of colour" like Ramanujan could ever become a senior member of the British government. d Littlewood thinks it is unlikely that a "person of colour" like Ramanujan could ever be considered as an equal by senior members of Trinity College. 6 What illness affected Ramanujan during his life? a Tuberculosis b Pneumonia c Malaria d Typhoid 7 In which year did Ramanujan die? a 1910 b 1920 c 1930 d 1940 8 What did Ramanujan contribute to mathematics? a Calculus b Linear algebra c Set theory d Infinite series 9 What initially prevented Ramanujan from having his groundbreaking work published? a His work was not original enough. b His work lacked proper proofs. c His work was written in Indian. d His work was stolen by his English mentor. 10 What was the relationship between Ramanujan and Hardy? a Brothers b Mere colleagues c Rivals d Mentor and mentee
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