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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what extent does Kanigel say Ramanujan blended in with Cambridge society?
(a) Not very much.
(b) Thoroughly.
(c) He remained hostile to it.
(d) He was always in between cultures.

2. How does Kanigel describe the seriousness of Ramanujan's condition?
(a) Not life-threatening but uncomfortable.
(b) Life-threatening.
(c) Crippling.
(d) Debilitating.

3. What does Kanigel say about Ramanujan's marriage?
(a) It was seen as fortuitous.
(b) Both parties resisted it.
(c) It had all the ingredients for a lovely match.
(d) There were omens of disaster.

4. What does Kanigel say characterized Indian intellectuals' experience at Cambridge?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Depression.
(c) Disorientation.
(d) Alienation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's theorems and formulas?

2. Where did Ramanujan's parents find a wife for him?

3. What did Ramanujan and Hardy develop for working with partitions?

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's dress?

5. What did Ramanujan need to do now that he was married?

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