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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 does the government bank manager say is the biggest problem with loaning money to the poor people of Bangladesh?
(a) Loan documents.
(b) Worthy enterprises.
(c) Available funds.
(d) Government permission.

2. According to Yunus, poverty is not created by ____________.
(a) The poor.
(b) Structures of society.
(c) Governments.
(d) Capitalists.

3. What is the name of the largest government bank in Bangladesh?
(a) Janata Bank.
(b) Agricultural Bank.
(c) Bank of Bangladesh.
(d) Grameen Bank.

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

5. What do people need in order to borrow money from the government bank in Bangladesh?
(a) Downpayments.
(b) Collateral.
(c) References.
(d) Farmland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grameen develops ____ indicators to determine if members are poverty free.

2. What is one of the hardest years ever for Grameen on many fronts?

3. What percentage of ownership does Grameen Bank have when their arrangement with the Bangladesh government is restructured?

4. When does Yunus receive news of the government proclamation that the Grameen bank was born?

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

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