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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Beg to Introduce Myself.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?
(a) Formulas.
(b) Proofs.
(c) Translations.
(d) An answer key.

2. Why did Ramanujan leave school?
(a) He completed the coursework.
(b) He was expelled.
(c) His family could not afford it without the scholarship.
(d) He got sick.

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

4. What was the significance of Erode in Ramanujan's family?
(a) Ramanujan's hometown.
(b) Where Ramanujan was buried.
(c) Ramanujan's mother's ancestral home.
(d) Where Ramanujan went to school.

5. What does Kanigel say about Ramanujan's marriage?
(a) It had all the ingredients for a lovely match.
(b) It was seen as fortuitous.
(c) Both parties resisted it.
(d) There were omens of disaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's theorems and formulas?

2. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?

3. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?

4. What class was Ramanujan raised in?

5. What was Ramanujan like in school?

(see the answer key)

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