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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 problems do not have solutions.
(c) There is no explanation to the problems.
(d) The theorems do not have examples.

2. What position did Hardy take up after the position he left Cambridge for?
(a) The most exalted position in British mathematics.
(b) A lectureship in India.
(c) A comfortable fellowship at New College.
(d) A lowly teaching position.

3. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan passed his time on the ship?
(a) Sick.
(b) Playing games.
(c) Working feverishly.
(d) Reading novels.

4. What were Ramanujan and Hardy looking for in their work on partitions?
(a) A way to bridge partitions.
(b) A way to define the number of partitions precisely.
(c) A theorem that demonstrated how partitions operate in series.
(d) A point at which partitions broke down for prime numbers.

5. How does Kanigel describe the value of Ramanujan's discovery?
(a) It predicts the behavior of certain celestial bodies.
(b) It revised several major mathematic theorems.
(c) It has yet to be disproved.
(d) It is still used today.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other Indian thinker does Kanigel compare Ramanujan's experience with?

2. When does Kanigel say Ramanujan got hold of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

3. Who was in residence where Hardy was teaching when he learned of Ramanujan's death?

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

5. What was Hardy's experience of secondary education like, according to Kanigel?

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