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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Boy Scout leader who had a strong influence on Yunus?
(a) Quazi Sirajul Huq.
(b) Ibrahim Sahib.
(c) Dula Mia.
(d) Bashid Shindhu.

2. As Yunus begins the loan program in Jobra village, who does he initially designate to collect the loan payments?
(a) The stool maker.
(b) A student.
(c) Yunus.
(d) The pan seller.

3. How many Bengalis are in the Nashville area at the time that Yunus forms the Bangladesh Citizens' Committee?
(a) Six.
(b) Twleve.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Fourteen.

4. Which of the following is NOT an interest of the young Yunus?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Movies.
(c) Photography.
(d) Soccer.

5. When Yunus begins to teach at Chittagong University, what does he notice as he drives from his father's house every day?
(a) Thriving villagers.
(b) Dying villagers.
(c) Barren fields.
(d) Lush fields.

6. How old is Yunus when his mother's behavior begins to change?
(a) Four.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Thirteen.

7. How many people does Yunus find in the village of Jobra that are in the same cycle of poverty like Sufiaya?
(a) Five.
(b) Forty-two.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twenty-two.

8. Yunus and his second wife make a home in ____________, where they continue to live today.
(a) Dhaka.
(b) Jobra.
(c) Chittagong.
(d) Tangail.

9. 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) University of Chicago.
(c) Vanderbilt University,
(d) Chittagong University.

10. What is Yunus's favorite American television show to watch during his first summer in the U.S.?
(a) Hogan's Heroes.
(b) I Love Lucy.
(c) 60 Minutes.
(d) Gilligan's Island.

11. How many days of training do all support group members have to complete to be accepted into Yunus's program?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

12. What does Yunus learn from Professor Georgescu-Roegen that causes economics and life to be more complicated than they really are?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Money.
(c) Time.
(d) Arrogance.

13. How much in total does Yunus discover the poverty stricken people of Jobra need to make their own products?
(a) $125.
(b) $27.
(c) $47.
(d) $1024.

14. What does Yunus's father not like about being in business?
(a) Running a factory.
(b) Navigating politics.
(c) Making speeches.
(d) Getting loans.

15. Yunus does not use lawyers or legal documents in his loan program because ___________ is an important component to the success of his bank.
(a) Intimidation.
(b) Faith.
(c) Loan forgiveness.
(d) Trust.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Yunus begins his university study, he finds that economists rarely reflect on the origin and development of ___________.

2. Where is the opening ceremony for the Grameen Bank held?

3. How many children are born into Yunus's family?

4. Yunus's father is a devout __________.

5. What does Yunus make for demonstration in Washington D.C.?

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