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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 women declined a third helping.
(b) The men used salt.
(c) The friends criticized his cooking.
(d) The friends wanted to use silverware.

2. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's first paper?
(a) Exquisite.
(b) Immaculate.
(c) Exciting but incomplete.
(d) Detailed.

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

4. Who was G. H. Hardy?
(a) The mathematician who helped Ramanujan.
(b) Ramanujan's Colorado-author.
(c) Ramanujan's boss.
(d) Ramanujan's father-in-law.

5. What did parents see when they looked at Ramanujan as a prospective husband?
(a) An unemployed man.
(b) A well-connected man.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A genius.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan as a potential husband?

2. What society was Ramanujan elected to?

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

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

5. What did Hardy try to arrange after receiving Ramanujan's letter?

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