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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. Where would Ramanujan's technique of solving math problems run into difficulty?
(a) With irrational numbers.
(b) With multi-variable formulas.
(c) With Pi.
(d) With very large or very small numbers.

2. Who wrote 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) William George Horner.
(b) Frank Nelson Cole.
(c) Enrico Betti.
(d) George Carr.

3. What was Ramanujan's college's nickname?
(a) Harvard of South India.
(b) The Bollytechnicum.
(c) Oxford of South India.
(d) Cambridge of South India.

4. Why was Ramanujan late for his wedding?
(a) He became sick.
(b) His parents had to argue him into getting married.
(c) He ran away and had to be caught.
(d) His train was held up.

5. What class was Ramanujan raised in?
(a) Shaivite Brahmin.
(b) Pancha-Gauda Brahmin.
(c) Pancha-Dravida Brahmin.
(d) Maharashtra Brahmin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Littlewood and Hardy see as mathematically important?

3. Who are the Apostles?

4. What were Ramanujan's parents getting impatient with?

5. In his letter to Hardy, what did Ramanujan say he had discovered?

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