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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Grameen in the Nineties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the bamboo cost that Sufiaya Begum has to buy to make her stools?
(a) Five cents.
(b) Twenty-two cents.
(c) Twenty-five dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

2. Yunus would define development by focusing on the quality of life for what part of the population?
(a) Upper 25 percent.
(b) Lower 50 percent.
(c) Lower 25 percent.
(d) Upper 50 percent.

3. In 1982, Yunus is determined that Grameen should be what?
(a) Publically owned.
(b) Privately owned.
(c) An independent bank.
(d) A government program.

4. In what year does Grameen loan its one billionth dollar?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2006.
(d) 1996.

5. In what year does a new Finance Minister restructure the ownership agreement Grameen Bank had with the Bangladesh government?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yunus reluctantly agree to do in order to get the first government loans for the people of Jobra village?

2. Critics often argue that ____________ does not contribute to the economic development of a country.

3. What do people need in order to borrow money from the government bank in Bangladesh?

4. What are mahajons in Bangladesh?

5. When does Yunus receive news of the government proclamation that the Grameen bank was born?

(see the answer key)

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