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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Future.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Yunus looks back on the success of Grameen Bank, how many of its borrowers are women?
(a) 88 percent.
(b) 95 percent.
(c) 75 percent.
(d) 67 percent.

2. What percentage of loans does Yunus want to go to women in his initial bank experiment?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 25 percent.
(c) 50 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

3. What major war is going on while Yunus is getting his Ph.D. in America?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Gulf War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Vietman War.

4. As Yunus begins to define poverty, what does he discover is left out of most definitions of the poor?
(a) The elderly.
(b) Farm workers.
(c) The homeless.
(d) Women and children.

5. Yunus believes one of the best ways to alleviate poverty is to encourage __________________.
(a) Social entrepreneurs.
(b) World Bank programs.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) UN aid organizations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the success of the loan support groups within Yunus's program?

2. Where is the family of Yunus's first wife from originally?

3. What year did Yunus's mother die?

4. When does Yunus tell Governor Clinton that he can start a Grameen program in Arkansas?

5. In what year does Grameen receive a cellular phone license?

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