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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 was Neville?
(a) Ramanujan's Tutor.
(b) Hardy's ambassador to Ramanujan.
(c) The dean at the university where Ramanujan was doing his research.
(d) Ramanujan's ambassador to Hardy.

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

3. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's dress?
(a) A unique brand of slovenliness all his own.
(b) Traditional Indian dress.
(c) English dress.
(d) A hybrid of Indian and English.

4. What was Ramanujan's father's employment?
(a) Tradesman.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Priest.
(d) Low-level clerk.

5. What aspect of the English does Kanigel say affected Ramanujan?
(a) Intellectual rigor.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Chauvinism.
(d) Affected coldness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ramanujan go when he was 17?

2. When did Ramanujan die?

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

4. Why was Ramanujan late for his wedding?

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

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