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Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's solutions to the math problems in 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) As flawless.
(b) As frequently wrong.
(c) As odd.
(d) As inconsistent.

2. Who is Namagiri?
(a) Ramanujan's chess teacher.
(b) Ramanujan's religious teacher.
(c) Ramanujan's family's traditional deity.
(d) Shiva's consort.

3. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?
(a) A deranged woman.
(b) Drunken relatives.
(c) A fight.
(d) Objections from the girl's family.

4. When did Ramanujan begin to speak?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

5. What was the effect of Ramanujan's childhood smallpox?
(a) Spinal deformity.
(b) A limp.
(c) Partial deafness.
(d) Pockmarks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Ramanujan win a scholarship for his math skills?

3. How does Kanigel characterize Ramanujan's tutoring?

4. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?

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

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