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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ramanujan practice as part of his religion?
(a) Community service.
(b) Animal sacrifice.
(c) A year as a monk.
(d) Vegetarianism.

2. Where did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?
(a) An English mathematics journal.
(b) An American mathematics journal.
(c) An Indian mathematics journal.
(d) An Italian mathematics journal.

3. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?
(a) Math problems.
(b) A lifetime's work.
(c) Tutoring notes.
(d) A doctoral dissertation.

4. What did Ramanujan do while he waited for his wife?
(a) Travel South India.
(b) Travel through Asia.
(c) Take a job in Madras.
(d) Live with his parents.

5. What did Ramanujan use as evidence of his credentials in interviews?
(a) His resume.
(b) Falsified diplomas.
(c) His letters of reference.
(d) His math notebooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan would solve math problems?

2. What language did Ramanujan speak?

3. Who was G. H. Hardy?

4. Who is Namagiri?

5. What happened to Ramanujan's scholarship?

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