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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. When does Kanigel say Ramanujan got hold of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) At 13.
(b) At 10.
(c) At 19.
(d) At 16.

2. What makes 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' notable, according to Kanigel?
(a) The dissertation does not have a conclusion.
(b) The theorems do not have examples.
(c) There is no explanation to the problems.
(d) The problems do not have solutions.

3. In his letter to Hardy, what was the importance of the thing Ramanujan claimed to have discovered?
(a) It was just being discovered simultaneously at other math departments.
(b) It was already common knowledge.
(c) No one under thirty had even tried it.
(d) It had been a mystery for years.

4. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?
(a) A doctoral dissertation.
(b) Math problems.
(c) A lifetime's work.
(d) Tutoring notes.

5. Which god was Ramanujan's family devoted to?
(a) Shakti.
(b) Vishnu.
(c) Ganesha.
(d) Shiva.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was proved correct in Ramanujan's work from this time?

2. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

3. What is a nested square root?

4. What did Hardy and his friends arrange for Ramanujan?

5. What was Ramanujan like in school?

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