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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Stool Makers of Jobra Village.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yunus, even from a young age, has always thought of himself as what?
(a) A teacher.
(b) An economist.
(c) A banker.
(d) A reformer.

2. As Yunus visits the embassies of other countries throughout Washington D.C., they all ask if Bangladesh has a _____________.
(a) Government.
(b) Army.
(c) Flag.
(d) Treasury.

3. What is the name of Yunus's first wife?
(a) Velda.
(b) Sasha.
(c) Vera.
(d) Sofia.

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

5. What do the farmers in Jobra agree to do for Yunus's initial university study?
(a) Plant high-yeilding rice.
(b) Plant soybeans.
(c) Leave their fields fallow.
(d) Plant low-yeilding rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the famous economics professor, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen from?

2. Where did Yunus's Bengali friend, Mohiuddin Alamgir, just graduate from at the time of the demonstration in Washington D.C.?

3. As Yunus begins to define poverty, what does he discover is left out of most definitions of the poor?

4. What does the name of the farmers' cooperative experiment in Jobra, "Nabajug," mean?

5. In the world of development, Yunus believes that programs combine the poor and non-poor to the benefit of whom?

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