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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?
(a) Proofs.
(b) Formulas.
(c) Translations.
(d) An answer key.

2. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?
(a) A deranged woman.
(b) Objections from the girl's family.
(c) Drunken relatives.
(d) A fight.

3. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan disliked as a child?
(a) Holidays.
(b) Teachers.
(c) His family.
(d) Other children.

4. Who was N. Ramanujachariar?
(a) Ramanujan's roommate.
(b) Ramanujan's math teacher.
(c) Ramanujan's rival.
(d) Ramanujan's trainer.

5. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) As odd.
(b) As frequently wrong.
(c) As flawless.
(d) As inconsistent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Kanigel say Ramanujan got hold of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

2. When did Ramanujan begin to speak?

3. What was Ramanujan's father's employment?

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

5. What energy does Kanigel say Ramanujan redirected into mathematics?

(see the answer key)

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