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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Ramanujan win a scholarship for his math skills?
(a) After high school.
(b) After college.
(c) During high school.
(d) After middle school.

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

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's early temperament?
(a) Self-directed.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Indistinct.
(d) Shy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ramanujan's family's status?

2. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?

3. Who wrote 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

4. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

5. What class was Ramanujan raised in?

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