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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, A Pilot Project is Born.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Yunus's Bengali friend, Mohiuddin Alamgir, just graduate from at the time of the demonstration in Washington D.C.?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Chittagong University.
(c) Vanderbilt University,
(d) University of Chicago.

2. Where is the famous economics professor, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen from?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Romania.

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

4. As Yunus begins his university study, he finds that economists rarely reflect on the origin and development of ___________.
(a) Faminie.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Banks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When members of the support groups are finally approved to have a loan, how much is the initial loan asked for in the 1980s?

3. How old is Yunus when his mother's behavior begins to change?

4. What does Yunus learn from Professor Georgescu-Roegen that causes economics and life to be more complicated than they really are?

5. What kind of business does Yunus's father have?

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