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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinguished Ramanujan's class?
(a) Mercantilism.
(b) Hand work.
(c) The trades.
(d) Learning and religion.

2. What contributed to Ramanujan's status as a potential husband?
(a) He was wealthy.
(b) He was monomaniacally interested in math.
(c) He was fat.
(d) He was handsome.

3. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) Flawed.
(b) Impeccable.
(c) Unorthodox.
(d) Incorrect.

4. Who gave Ramanujan money to study in Madras?
(a) A patron.
(b) His parents.
(c) His in-laws.
(d) A relative.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Ramanujan's scholarship?

2. Where had the author of 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' taught?

3. When did Ramanujan begin to speak?

4. What did Ramanujan contract from a mosquito-borne disease?

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

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