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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Yunus meet Governor Bill Clinton?
(a) March 1985.
(b) February 1987.
(c) March 1989.
(d) February 1986.

2. By the end of the book, what percentage of Grameen Bank does Bangladeshi government own?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ninety.

3. What is the source of power for the cellular phones in the villages of Bangladesh?
(a) Wind turbines.
(b) Generators.
(c) Solar energy.
(d) Electricity.

4. What year does Professor Gibbons launch the Grameen replicator program called Project Ikhtiar?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1985.

5. How many women are required for a Full Circle Fund group to begin borrowing?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

6. An independent investigator finds the average rate of return for CARD borrowers is what?
(a) 18 percent.
(b) 117 percent.
(c) 78 percent.
(d) 97 percent.

7. What percentage of the aid money given to Bangladesh is estimated to actually be spent in the country?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 45 percent.
(c) 25 percent.
(d) 85 percent.

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

9. Who is the president of the Grameen Foundation USA?
(a) Alex Counts.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Muhammad Yunus.
(d) Connie Evans.

10. By March 2003, how many "telephone ladies" does GrameenPhone have selling phone services in villages?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 25.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 250.

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

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

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

14. How many children around the world die each day from hunger-related diseases?
(a) 3,500.
(b) 350,000.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 35,000.

15. Jan Piercy is Hillary Rodham Clinton's ____________.
(a) Press secretary.
(b) College roommate.
(c) Childhood friend.
(d) Law partner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the words mean in title of the program, Ahon Sa Hirop, started by Dr. Generoso Octavio?

2. Overall, Grameen is considered to be where on the political spectrum?

3. Yunus argues that World Bank policies affect who the most?

4. From where does Grameen receive helpful media coverage in March 1990?

5. What year was Grameen Bank II launched?

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