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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1911.

2. In his letter to Hardy, what was the importance of the thing Ramanujan claimed to have discovered?
(a) It had been a mystery for years.
(b) It was just being discovered simultaneously at other math departments.
(c) It was already common knowledge.
(d) No one under thirty had even tried it.

3. What did Ramanujan contract from a mosquito-borne disease?
(a) Swelling in his scrotum.
(b) Fevers.
(c) Partial deafness.
(d) A limp.

4. What is a nested square root?
(a) A series of square roots of square roots.
(b) An infinite series of square roots.
(c) The framework of assumptions within which a series of square roots resolves to a negative number.
(d) A series of square roots that resolve to prime numbers.

5. Based on his letter, what was Hardy trying to determine about Ramanujan?
(a) Whether he was a crank.
(b) Where he was from.
(c) Who his teachers had been.
(d) How he had devised his theories.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his letter to Hardy, what did Ramanujan say he had discovered?

2. What society was Ramanujan elected to?

3. Who was G. H. Hardy?

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's relationship with his wife?

5. How did Ramanujan respond to Hardy's request for proofs?

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