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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What energy does Kanigel say Ramanujan redirected into mathematics?
(a) Religious devotion.
(b) Sexual desire.
(c) Political restlessness.
(d) Troublemaking.

4. What did Ramanujan need to do now that he was married?
(a) Have children.
(b) Make money.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Contribute to his in-laws' income.

5. Who was N. Ramanujachariar?
(a) Ramanujan's rival.
(b) Ramanujan's trainer.
(c) Ramanujan's math teacher.
(d) Ramanujan's roommate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Komalatammal?

2. Where would Ramanujan's technique of solving math problems run into difficulty?

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

4. Why was Ramanujan late for his wedding?

5. For how long would Ramanujan's condition persist?

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