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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The English Chill.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was it that offended Ramanujan when he invited some friends to dinner?
(a) The men used salt.
(b) The friends wanted to use silverware.
(c) The friends criticized his cooking.
(d) The women declined a third helping.

2. When did Ramanujan write to Hardy?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1920.

3. Where did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?
(a) An Italian mathematics journal.
(b) An English mathematics journal.
(c) An Indian mathematics journal.
(d) An American mathematics journal.

4. What did Hardy and Neville nominate Ramanujan to become?
(a) A graduate student at Trinity.
(b) A dean at Oriel College.
(c) A teacher at King's College.
(d) A fellow at Trinity College.

5. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's dress?
(a) English dress.
(b) A unique brand of slovenliness all his own.
(c) A hybrid of Indian and English.
(d) Traditional Indian dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what extent does Kanigel say Ramanujan blended in with Cambridge society?

2. What did Ramanujan use as evidence of his credentials in interviews?

3. What did Littlewood and Hardy see as mathematically important?

4. Who was Neville?

5. What obstacle stood in the way of Hardy's plan?

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