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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. What is the name of the middlemen that Sufiaya Begum has to go through to get her bamboo?
(a) Poyshas.
(b) Takas.
(c) Paikars.
(d) Purdahs.

2. How many times does the Grameen Bank apply for permission from the Central Bank to offer housing loans?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

3. Grameen is considered by many in Bangladesh to be the enemy of ______________.
(a) The poor.
(b) Free trade.
(c) Free markets.
(d) The revolution.

4. Overall, Grameen is considered to be where on the political spectrum?
(a) Left.
(b) Right.
(c) Not on the spectrum.
(d) Center.

5. Yunus believes the world has been persuaded that the capitalist economy must be fueled by __________.
(a) Social reform.
(b) Greed.
(c) Laws.
(d) Free trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much in total does Yunus discover the poverty stricken people of Jobra need to make their own products?

2. What is on the Grameen logo designed by Yunus?

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

4. What does the government bank manager say is the biggest problem with loaning money to the poor people of Bangladesh?

5. What is the name of the Muslim custom that keeps married women in seclusion?

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