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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ramanujan attend at Pachaiyappas College?
(a) Biology classes.
(b) Math classes.
(c) Physics classes.
(d) Chemistry classes.

2. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?
(a) He worked for his patron.
(b) His college.
(c) A high school.
(d) The British Indian Civil Service.

3. What did parents see when they looked at Ramanujan as a prospective husband?
(a) An unemployed man.
(b) A genius.
(c) A well-connected man.
(d) A criminal.

4. When was Ramanujan born?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1877.

5. Who was Komalatammal?
(a) Ramanujan's teacher.
(b) Ramanujan's mother.
(c) Ramanujan's sister.
(d) Ramanujan's aunt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ramanujan do while he waited for his wife?

3. Who gave Ramanujan money to study in Madras?

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

5. Why was Ramanujan late for his wedding?

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