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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Somewhat Indifferent Health.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who met Ramanujan in England?
(a) Hardy.
(b) Euler.
(c) John Littlewood.
(d) Neville.

2. What was Ramanujan's religion?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Tamil.
(d) Confucian.

3. How old was the wife Ramanujan's parents found?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan as a mathematical thinker?
(a) Formalist.
(b) Constructivist.
(c) Classicist.
(d) Radical.

5. What other Indian thinker does Kanigel compare Ramanujan's experience with?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
(b) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
(c) Anant Raje.
(d) Ghandi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the doctor's diagnosis of Ramanujan's illness?

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

3. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?

4. How does Kanigel describe English society from Ramanujan's point-of-view?

5. What was proved incorrect in Ramanujan's work from this time?

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