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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grameen develops ____ indicators to determine if members are poverty free.
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

2. What is one of the hardest years ever for Grameen on many fronts?
(a) 1981.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1971.

3. UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries found that the birth rate falls as _______________.
(a) Men gain wealth.
(b) Women are kept submissive.
(c) Women gain equality.
(d) Governments limit family size.

4. Yunus stresses in his speech that the Microcredit Summit is not what?
(a) A fundraising event.
(b) A think tank.
(c) A significant agent of change.
(d) A historical event.

5. Bangladesh is approximately the size of ______________.
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Delaware.

6. Yunus believes one of the biggest flaws of international aid agencies is being too what?
(a) Overbearing.
(b) Altruistic.
(c) Unrealistic.
(d) Thrifty.

7. Which European government gives the CARD program a poor rating?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

8. As Yunus looks back on the success of Grameen Bank, how many of its borrowers are women?
(a) 67 percent.
(b) 75 percent.
(c) 88 percent.
(d) 95 percent.

9. Who is the American co-chair of the first Microcredit Summit?
(a) Hillary Rodham Clinton.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Laura Bush.

10. At an annual workshop held by the Grameen Bank in 1982, what proposal is drawn up?
(a) Survival Rules.
(b) Rules of Prosperity.
(c) Laws of Grameen.
(d) Ten Decisions.

11. How long does it take to transition all the branches into Grameen Bank II?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Eight months.

12. What is Grameen Check?
(a) Money wiring service.
(b) Line of credit for craftsmen.
(c) Line of hand-woven fabric.
(d) Check writing service.

13. Yunus estimates that Internet use worldwide is __________ every year.
(a) Doubling.
(b) Shrinking.
(c) Growing insignificantly.
(d) Tripling.

14. By what year would Yunus like to see a world free of poverty?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2075.
(c) 2050.
(d) 2100.

15. When Yunus approaches community leaders in Chicago, they argue that self-employment is a ___________ concept.
(a) Worthless.
(b) Novel.
(c) Primative.
(d) Excellent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Grameen loan its one billionth dollar?

2. What percentage of the aid money given to Bangladesh is estimated to actually be spent in the country?

3. In what year does Grameen receive a cellular phone license?

4. The goal of the first Microcredit Summit is to reach 100 million of the poorest families in the world in _____ years.

5. As GrameenPhone is launched, Bangladesh has one phone per _______ inhabitants.

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