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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. What does Kanigel say about Ramanujan's marriage?
(a) There were omens of disaster.
(b) It was seen as fortuitous.
(c) It had all the ingredients for a lovely match.
(d) Both parties resisted it.

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

3. What did Hardy try to arrange after receiving Ramanujan's letter?
(a) A meeting with Ramanujan.
(b) A scholarship for Ramanujan in India.
(c) A teaching position for Ramanujan.
(d) Ramanujan's passage to England.

4. What energy does Kanigel say Ramanujan redirected into mathematics?
(a) Political restlessness.
(b) Religious devotion.
(c) Troublemaking.
(d) Sexual desire.

5. What did Ramanujan practice as part of his religion?
(a) A year as a monk.
(b) Vegetarianism.
(c) Community service.
(d) Animal sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a nested square root?

2. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan disliked as a child?

3. Why did Hardy need to excel on the entrance exams for secondary education?

4. What was Ramanujan's caste?

5. How does Kanigel describe the seriousness of Ramanujan's condition?

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