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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Ramanujan do while he waited for his wife?
(a) Travel through Asia.
(b) Live with his parents.
(c) Take a job in Madras.
(d) Travel South India.

3. What was G. H. Hardy's status in Britain?
(a) Preeminent mathematician.
(b) Religious leader.
(c) Dean of Cambridge.
(d) Head of a secret society in London.

4. What was Ramanujan's caste?
(a) Vaishyas.
(b) Shudras.
(c) Kshatriyas.
(d) Brahmin.

5. What language did Ramanujan speak?
(a) Hindi.
(b) Bengali.
(c) Tamil.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Ramanujan's scholarship?

2. When was Ramanujan born?

3. Who was G. H. Hardy?

4. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's developing approach to math?

5. What contributed to Ramanujan's status as a potential husband?

(see the answer key)

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