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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take to transition all the branches into Grameen Bank II?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

2. Under the traditional orthodoxy of economics, all investment money is locked into what category?
(a) Social reformation.
(b) Resource allocation.
(c) Government profit.
(d) Personal profit.

3. What is the name of the association responsible for forming Grameen replication programs started by Professor Gibbons?
(a) CARD.
(b) RESULTS.
(c) PKSF.
(d) CASHPOR.

4. There is a long tradition of what craft that was once in high demand in Bangladesh?
(a) Painting.
(b) Knife making.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Weaving.

5. Grameen develops ____ indicators to determine if members are poverty free.
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

6. Who funds the fisheries project before Grameen?
(a) United Nations.
(b) Brittish aid agency.
(c) World Bank.
(d) Bangladesh government.

7. In what year does Grameen loan its one billionth dollar?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1994.

8. Who does the Lakota Fund in South Dakota help?
(a) Sioux Nation.
(b) Iroquois Indians.
(c) Bengali Nation.
(d) Cherokee Territory.

9. Yunus believes the world has been persuaded that the capitalist economy must be fueled by __________.
(a) Free trade.
(b) Social reform.
(c) Laws.
(d) Greed.

10. From where does Grameen receive helpful media coverage in March 1990?
(a) 60 Minutes on CBS.
(b) New York Times front page article.
(c) Interview with Barbara Walters on ABC.
(d) Interview with BBC London.

11. An independent investigator finds the average rate of return for CARD borrowers is what?
(a) 78 percent.
(b) 18 percent.
(c) 97 percent.
(d) 117 percent.

12. In answering a reporter's question, Yunus says he would move the headquarters of the World Bank to where?
(a) London.
(b) Washington D. C.
(c) Dhaka.
(d) Jobra.

13. What does Grameen Uddog stand for?
(a) Grameen Initiatives.
(b) Grameen Pets.
(c) Grameen Progress.
(d) Grameen United.

14. What percentage of the aid money given to Bangladesh is estimated to actually be spent in the country?
(a) 85 percent.
(b) 75 percent.
(c) 45 percent.
(d) 25 percent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the non-profit Grameen Shakti?

2. By March 2003, how many "telephone ladies" does GrameenPhone have selling phone services in villages?

3. In many Third World countries, the overwhelming majority of people make their living through what?

4. What American group gives the first funding for the Grameen Trust?

5. When does Yunus meet Governor Bill Clinton?

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