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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Somewhat Indifferent Health.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ramanujan and Hardy develop for working with partitions?
(a) The circle method.
(b) A precise method for determining partitions for prime numbers.
(c) Nested square roots.
(d) A refinement of Euler's suggestion.

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

3. What was proved correct in Ramanujan's work from this time?
(a) His theorems.
(b) His conclusions.
(c) His proofs.
(d) His assumptions.

4. How does Kanigel describe John Littlewood?
(a) A math prodigy.
(b) A consultant.
(c) A bureaucrat.
(d) A therapist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god was Ramanujan's family devoted to?

2. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's developing approach to math?

3. What class was Ramanujan raised in?

4. Who developed an exact solution to the question of partitions?

5. What does Kanigel say people appreciated about Hardy?

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