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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?
(a) Productive.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Idle.
(d) Devout.

3. What is a nested square root?
(a) An infinite series of square roots.
(b) The framework of assumptions within which a series of square roots resolves to a negative number.
(c) A series of square roots that resolve to prime numbers.
(d) A series of square roots of square roots.

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

5. What is 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' composed of?
(a) Tutoring notes.
(b) A lifetime's work.
(c) Math problems.
(d) A doctoral dissertation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan disliked as a child?

2. What was Ramanujan's religion?

3. What does Kanigel say 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics' is lacking?

4. Where did Ramanujan go when he was 17?

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

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