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

3. Who was G. H. Hardy?
(a) Ramanujan's father-in-law.
(b) Ramanujan's Colorado-author.
(c) The mathematician who helped Ramanujan.
(d) Ramanujan's boss.

4. What makes 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' notable, according to Kanigel?
(a) The theorems do not have examples.
(b) The dissertation does not have a conclusion.
(c) There is no explanation to the problems.
(d) The problems do not have solutions.

5. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's tutoring?
(a) Effective.
(b) Inspired.
(c) Unhelpful.
(d) Incoherent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which god was Ramanujan's family devoted to?

2. Where did Ramanujan publish his first journal article?

3. What did Ramanujan's parents do in response to their impatience?

4. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?

5. When would Ramanujan and his wife consummate their marriage?

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