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

2. How did Ramanujan see himself socially, according to Kanigel?
(a) As a mathematician.
(b) As a citizen.
(c) As a Brahmin.
(d) As a celebrity.

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

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

5. What did Hardy and his friends arrange for Ramanujan?
(a) A teaching position.
(b) A research position.
(c) A bureaucratic appointment.
(d) A sinecure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hardy and Neville nominate Ramanujan to become?

2. What does Kanigel say about Ramanujan's marriage?

3. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan distrusted in English society?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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