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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ramanujan like in school?
(a) He was a poor student.
(b) He liked math and science, but not literature.
(c) He excelled only in math.
(d) He was good at all his studies.

2. What does Kanigel say about Ramanujan's marriage?
(a) It had all the ingredients for a lovely match.
(b) There were omens of disaster.
(c) Both parties resisted it.
(d) It was seen as fortuitous.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's first paper?

2. Who gave Ramanujan money to study in Madras?

3. What class was Ramanujan raised in?

4. How does Kanigel describe the seriousness of Ramanujan's condition?

5. Where did Ramanujan's parents find a wife for him?

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