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Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would Ramanujan and his wife consummate their marriage?
(a) When she was older.
(b) It would depend on Ramanujan's career.
(c) Never--they were pledged to be chaste.
(d) As soon as she was chosen.

2. What was the significance of Erode in Ramanujan's family?
(a) Where Ramanujan went to school.
(b) Ramanujan's hometown.
(c) Where Ramanujan was buried.
(d) Ramanujan's mother's ancestral home.

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

4. For how long would Ramanujan's condition persist?
(a) The rest of his life.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few years.
(d) A few months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Ramanujan's parents getting impatient with?

2. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan disliked as a child?

3. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's tutoring?

4. What was the effect of Ramanujan's childhood smallpox?

5. What does Kanigel say about Ramanujan's marriage?

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