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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 did Hardy get his secondary education?
(a) St. Alban's.
(b) King's.
(c) Winchester.
(d) Eton.

2. Where did Hardy attend college?
(a) Trinity.
(b) Linacre.
(c) Balliol.
(d) Oriel.

3. What did Ramanujan need to do now that he was married?
(a) Have children.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Contribute to his in-laws' income.
(d) Make money.

4. Who was Neville?
(a) Hardy's ambassador to Ramanujan.
(b) The dean at the university where Ramanujan was doing his research.
(c) Ramanujan's Tutor.
(d) Ramanujan's ambassador to Hardy.

5. Where did Ramanujan go when he was 17?
(a) Bengal.
(b) Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Madras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hardy try to arrange after receiving Ramanujan's letter?

2. What was Ramanujan's father's employment?

3. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan did at age 17?

4. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan would solve math problems?

5. Where would Ramanujan's technique of solving math problems run into difficulty?

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