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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Yunus's mother tells him the story of _____________.
(a) Bishad Shindhu.
(b) Khatan and Karbala.
(c) Dula Mia.
(d) Hussan and Hussein.

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

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

5. Where is the official from that Yunus stays with in Washington D.C. when he is representing the Bangladesh Citizens' Committee?
(a) Bangladesh Embassy.
(b) Bengali Embassy.
(c) Pakistan Embassy.
(d) India Embassy.

6. Who does Yunus say are not the poorest people in Bangladesh?
(a) Craftsmen.
(b) Villagers.
(c) Women.
(d) Farmers.

7. What kind of business does Yunus begin in the early 1960s?
(a) Shoe factory.
(b) Packaging and printing plant.
(c) An economics program for children.
(d) A bank.

8. How many members does a support group need before any loans are made?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

9. Yunus believes that repaying a large lump sum at the end of a loan is _______________ for borrowers.
(a) Financially prohibitive.
(b) Psychologically imperative.
(c) Financially feasible.
(d) Psychologically difficult.

10. Where is the opening ceremony for the Grameen Bank held?
(a) Jamurki.
(b) Jobra.
(c) Chittagong.
(d) Dhaka.

11. What does Yunus want for his students who are working so hard on the Jobra loan experiment?
(a) Recognition.
(b) Academic credit.
(c) Awards.
(d) Compensation.

12. In what year does a new Finance Minister restructure the ownership agreement Grameen Bank had with the Bangladesh government?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1995.

13. How many times does the Grameen Bank apply for permission from the Central Bank to offer housing loans?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of Yunus's siblings die in infancy?

3. What is the name of Yunus's first wife?

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

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

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