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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan did at age 17?
(a) Graduated college.
(b) Ran away from home.
(c) Got married.
(d) Graduated high school.

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

3. How does Kanigel describe the seriousness of Ramanujan's condition?
(a) Life-threatening.
(b) Crippling.
(c) Not life-threatening but uncomfortable.
(d) Debilitating.

4. For how long would Ramanujan's condition persist?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few months.
(c) The rest of his life.
(d) A few years.

5. What does Kanigel say Ramanujan learned from an old book?
(a) The theory of relativity.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Analytic trigonometry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a nested square root?

2. Why was Ramanujan late for his wedding?

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

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

5. How does Kanigel describe Ramanujan's youth?

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