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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business does Yunus begin in the early 1960s?

2. Where is the family of Yunus's first wife from originally?

3. Yunus's father is a devout __________.

4. How many times does the Grameen Bank apply for permission from the Central Bank to offer housing loans?

5. What is the name of the leader of the Pakistan partition movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Yunus's childhood home on Boxirhat Road.

2. What did Yunus discover as he visited the poor villagers of Jobra?

3. What is the set up in the village of Jobra to determine loan eligibility and repayment terms?

4. What is Yunus's experience like at the American universities he attends?

5. What influence does each of Yunus's parents have on him?

6. What does the bank manager tell Yunus about developing a loan program for the poor?

7. What happens to Yunus's mother, Sofia?

8. What happens immediately to the government backed Grameen Bank?

9. What happens during the Partition in 1947?

10. How does Yunus pay for the printing business he starts in the early 1960s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Grameen Bank's early success and its process of expanding into the Tangail District.

Essay Topic 2

What is Partition and what effect does it have on Muhammad Yunus? How does this lay the framework for his future devotion to his country?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Yunus's concept of the socially conscious entrepreneur and what he believes should be the third sector of the economy.

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