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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What contributed to Ramanujan's status as a potential husband?
(a) He was fat.
(b) He was monomaniacally interested in math.
(c) He was handsome.
(d) He was wealthy.

2. Which god was Ramanujan's family devoted to?
(a) Shakti.
(b) Ganesha.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Vishnu.

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

4. How does Kanigel describe the skills Ramanujan got from 'A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics'?
(a) Impeccable.
(b) Unorthodox.
(c) Incorrect.
(d) Flawed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinguished Ramanujan's class?

2. How does Kanigel say Ramanujan would solve math problems?

3. Where did Ramanujan eventually find work?

4. What was Ramanujan's caste?

5. What was Ramanujan like in school?

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