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Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus Quiz

Muhammad Yunus
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1)

The process of explaining how Yunus's operation works to other villagers is particularly difficult for whom? (from Chapter 5, A Pilot Project is Born)

Yunus.
Students.
Men.
Women.
2)

Under the traditional orthodoxy of economics, all investment money is locked into what category? (from Chapter 14, The Future)

Social reformation.
Personal profit.
Government profit.
Resource allocation.
3)

What is the holy festival that Yunus attends in the fall of 1977? (from Chapter 6, Expanding Beyond Jobra into Tangail)

Eid-ul Fitr.
Niribili.
Ramadan.
Jakat.
4)

As Yunus begins the loan program in Jobra village, who does he initially designate to collect the loan payments? (from Chapter 5, A Pilot Project is Born)

Yunus.
A student.
The stool maker.
The pan seller.
5)

Yunus and his second wife make a home in ____________, where they continue to live today. (from Chapter 6, Expanding Beyond Jobra into Tangail)

Jobra.
Dhaka.
Tangail.
Chittagong.
6)

UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries found that the birth rate falls as _______________. (from Chapter 8, Growth and Challenges for the Bank for the Poor, 1984-1990)

Governments limit family size.
Women gain equality.
Women are kept submissive.
Men gain wealth.
7)

Yunus believes one of the best ways to alleviate poverty is to encourage __________________. (from Chapter 14, The Future)

UN aid organizations.
Women's rights.
World Bank programs.
Social entrepreneurs.
8)

Who is the American co-chair of the first Microcredit Summit? (from Chapter 14, The Future)

Bill Clinton.
Jimmy Carter.
Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Laura Bush.
9)

What year does the Grameen Bank receive the Aga Khan International Award for Architecture? (from Chapter 7, A Bank for the Poor is Born)

1991.
1988.
1997.
1989.
10)

What is the name of the capital city of Bangladesh? (from Chapter 6, Expanding Beyond Jobra into Tangail)

Tangail.
Jobra.
Dhaka.
Chittagong.
11)

Like many Bengalis of his generation, Yunus is influenced by what kind of economics? (from Chapter 11, Grameen in the Nineties)

Macro.
Micro.
Keynesian.
Marxist.
12)

Most foreign aid given to developing countries goes toward what? (from Chapter 8, Growth and Challenges for the Bank for the Poor, 1984-1990)

Infrastructure projects.
Disease prevention.
Hunger relief.
Sanitation.
13)

One managing director of the Central Bank of Bangladesh things village life is being ruined by bank employees' use of what? (from Chapter 6, Expanding Beyond Jobra into Tangail)

Computers.
Flashlights.
Kindness.
Scare tactics.
14)

What is the purpose of the non-profit Grameen Shakti? (from Chapter 12, Beyond Micro-credit: A New World of Grameen Enterprises)

Developing sources of renewable energy.
Providing clean water.
Developing literacy programs.
Providing health care.
15)

Yunus does not use lawyers or legal documents in his loan program because ___________ is an important component to the success of his bank. (from Chapter 5, A Pilot Project is Born)

Faith.
Intimidation.
Loan forgiveness.
Trust.
16)

How many women are required for a Full Circle Fund group to begin borrowing? (from Chapter 10, Applications in the United States and Other Wealthy Countries)

Five.
Three.
Two.
Ten.
17)

What is the source of power for the cellular phones in the villages of Bangladesh? (from Chapter 12, Beyond Micro-credit: A New World of Grameen Enterprises)

Solar energy.
Wind turbines.
Electricity.
Generators.
18)

How much grant money does Grameen receive through the World Bank CGAP program? (from Chapter 9, Application in Other Poor Countries)

$3 billion.
$2 million.
$30 million.
$98 million.
19)

How many villages does Grameen operate in by the year 2000? (from Chapter 13, Grameen Bank II)

1,175.
41,000.
47,000.
17,000.
20)

The goal of the first Microcredit Summit is to reach 100 million of the poorest families in the world in _____ years. (from Chapter 14, The Future)

Twenty.
Ten.
Five.
Fifteen.
21)

How many houses have Grameen loans helped build? (from Chapter 7, A Bank for the Poor is Born)

56.
5600.
560,000.
560.
22)

The program in Pine Bluff, Arkansas is changed from the Grameen Fund to the ___________. (from Chapter 10, Applications in the United States and Other Wealthy Countries)

Good Faith Fund.
Good Works Fund.
Free Help Fund.
Free Money Fund.
23)

Yunus believes one of the biggest flaws of international aid agencies is being too what? (from Chapter 8, Growth and Challenges for the Bank for the Poor, 1984-1990)

Thrifty.
Altruistic.
Overbearing.
Unrealistic.
24)

Who is the president of the Grameen Foundation USA? (from Chapter 10, Applications in the United States and Other Wealthy Countries)

Bill Clinton.
Muhammad Yunus.
Alex Counts.
Connie Evans.
25)

How much are all support group members required to deposit into a group fund? (from Chapter 5, A Pilot Project is Born)

Five percent of each loan.
Ten percent of each loan.
Five dollars from each loan.
Ten dollars from each loan.
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