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

2. How many houses have Grameen loans helped build?
(a) 56.
(b) 560,000.
(c) 560.
(d) 5600.

3. What is the name of the Muslim custom that keeps married women in seclusion?
(a) Paikar.
(b) Poysha.
(c) Purdah.
(d) Taka.

4. What are mahajons in Bangladesh?
(a) Factory workers.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Moneylenders.
(d) Rich bankers.

5. How many branches does the Grameen Bank open each year throughout the 1980s?
(a) 100.
(b) 25.
(c) 250.
(d) 1000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the middlemen that Sufiaya Begum has to go through to get her bamboo?

2. What do people need in order to borrow money from the government bank in Bangladesh?

3. In what year does Grameen loan its one billionth dollar?

4. What is the population of Bangladesh?

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

(see the answer key)

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