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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1982, Yunus is determined that Grameen should be what?
(a) An independent bank.
(b) A government program.
(c) Privately owned.
(d) Publically owned.

3. The process of explaining how Yunus's operation works to other villagers is particularly difficult for whom?
(a) Men.
(b) Students.
(c) Women.
(d) Yunus.

4. How much profit does Sufiaya Begum make on selling her bamboo stools?
(a) Two cents.
(b) Twenty-two cents.
(c) Twenty-five dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

5. In what year was the Bangladesh War of Liberation?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1982.

6. Yunus tells the managing director of the Bangladesh Agriculture Bank that he has no interest in becoming what?
(a) A banker.
(b) A poor man.
(c) A rich man.
(d) A lifetime pofessor.

7. How much does the bamboo cost that Sufiaya Begum has to buy to make her stools?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Five cents.
(c) Twenty-two cents.
(d) Twenty-five dollars.

8. How much does each member of the Bangladesh Citizens' Committee donate to the committee fund?
(a) $1000.
(b) $2500.
(c) $300.
(d) $100.

9. Yunus's father is a devout __________.
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Muslim.

10. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the success of the loan support groups within Yunus's program?
(a) Competition.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Intimidation.
(d) Incentives.

11. Upon his return to Bangladesh, Yunus takes a position with the government's _________________.
(a) Parliament.
(b) Ruling party.
(c) Planning Commission.
(d) Banking system.

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

13. Yunus is going to be in America for three months in 1977 to attend ___________________.
(a) Harvard School of Business.
(b) The official reconigtion of Bangladesh.
(c) The presidential inaugruation.
(d) The UN General Assembly.

14. What drags on for a very long time in Bangladesh in 1974?
(a) War.
(b) Floods.
(c) Famine.
(d) Civil unrest.

15. What is the name of Yunus's father?
(a) Dula Mia.
(b) Moharran Karbala.
(c) Bishad Shindhu.
(d) Sofia Khatun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Yunus's mother?

2. Yunus's experiment with the village of Jobra convinces him to focus on what?

3. What year does Yunus begin to teach at Middle Tennessee State University?

4. What does Yunus want for his students who are working so hard on the Jobra loan experiment?

5. What is on the Grameen logo designed by Yunus?

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