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

2. How long after the wedding would it take before Janaki joined Ramanujan?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Nine years.

3. What did Ramanujan use as evidence of his credentials in interviews?
(a) Falsified diplomas.
(b) His letters of reference.
(c) His resume.
(d) His math notebooks.

4. What did Ramanujan say he was willing to do in order to come to England?
(a) Work for Hardy.
(b) Borrow money.
(c) Abandon his wife.
(d) Be cast out of his Brahmin class.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?

2. What other Indian thinker does Kanigel compare Ramanujan's experience with?

3. What did parents see when they looked at Ramanujan as a prospective husband?

4. What aspect of the English does Kanigel say affected Ramanujan?

5. For how long would Ramanujan's condition persist?

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