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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Where did families NOT look for wives for their sons in India in Ramanujan's time?
(a) Prominent villagers.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Friends of the family.
(d) Extended family.

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

5. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan as a potential husband?
(a) Uninteresting.
(b) Appealing.
(c) Undesirable.
(d) Frightful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ramanujan contract from a mosquito-borne disease?

2. How long after the wedding would it take before Janaki joined Ramanujan?

3. What was Euler's contribution to understanding partitions?

4. What did Ramanujan say he was willing to do in order to come to England?

5. What was proved incorrect in Ramanujan's work from this time?

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