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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Growth and Challenges for the Bank for the Poor, 1984-1990.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Grameen receive helpful media coverage in March 1990?
(a) 60 Minutes on CBS.
(b) Interview with Barbara Walters on ABC.
(c) Interview with BBC London.
(d) New York Times front page article.

2. What percentage of the aid money given to Bangladesh is estimated to actually be spent in the country?
(a) 85 percent.
(b) 45 percent.
(c) 75 percent.
(d) 25 percent.

3. Grameen goes against traditional methods of poverty alleviation by not providing what?
(a) Skills training.
(b) Ample loans.
(c) Group support.
(d) Bank contacts.

4. How many members does a support group need before any loans are made?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. In what year does a new Finance Minister restructure the ownership agreement Grameen Bank had with the Bangladesh government?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are mahajons in Bangladesh?

2. UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries found that the birth rate falls as _______________.

3. Yunus believes that repaying a large lump sum at the end of a loan is _______________ for borrowers.

4. How much does the bamboo cost that Sufiaya Begum has to buy to make her stools?

5. Most foreign aid given to developing countries goes toward what?

(see the answer key)

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