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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kind of business does Yunus's father have?
(a) Bank.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Farm.
(d) Mill.

6. Chittagong is what kind of city?
(a) Seaport.
(b) Rural farmland.
(c) Mountain outpost.
(d) Small industrial.

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

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

9. How many children are born into Yunus's family?
(a) 14.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

10. What is the population of Bangladesh?
(a) 100 million.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 2 billion.
(d) 120 million.

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

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

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

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

15. What year did Pakistan partition from India?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1953.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does each member of the Bangladesh Citizens' Committee donate to the committee fund?

2. What is the name of the Boy Scout leader who had a strong influence on Yunus?

3. Yunus develops an ownership proposal where the Bangladesh government will own what percentage of Grameen?

4. How many houses have Grameen loans helped build?

5. What is the name of the capital city of Bangladesh?

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