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Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the wife Ramanujan's parents found?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

2. In his letter to Hardy, what did Ramanujan say he had discovered?
(a) A mistake in Hardy's theorems.
(b) A theory of relativity.
(c) A solution to a problem Hardy proposed.
(d) A function for using irrational numbers in multi-variable calculus.

3. What did Littlewood and Hardy see as mathematically important?
(a) Ramanujan's detailed proofs.
(b) Ramanujan's nested square roots.
(c) Ramanujan's use of irrational numbers.
(d) Ramanujan's infinite series.

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

5. Who gave Ramanujan money to study in Madras?
(a) A patron.
(b) A relative.
(c) His in-laws.
(d) His parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did families NOT look for wives for their sons in India in Ramanujan's time?

2. How did Ramanujan respond to Hardy's request for proofs?

3. What did Ramanujan's Master Theorem attempt to do?

4. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's relationship with his wife?

5. What did Hardy and his friends arrange for Ramanujan?

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