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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many villages does Grameen operate in by the year 2000?
(a) 1,175.
(b) 47,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 41,000.

2. Most foreign aid given to developing countries goes toward what?
(a) Hunger relief.
(b) Sanitation.
(c) Disease prevention.
(d) Infrastructure projects.

3. The first Microcredit Summit was held in what year?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2002.

4. Yunus believes one of the biggest flaws of international aid agencies is being too what?
(a) Altruistic.
(b) Thrifty.
(c) Unrealistic.
(d) Overbearing.

5. Grameen Bank II requires all borrowers to contribute _______ into a pension fund each month.
(a) 500 takas.
(b) 15 takas.
(c) 50 takas.
(d) 5 takas.

6. What is the name of the fisheries project Grameen takes on?
(a) Bogra.
(b) Pabna.
(c) Serajganj.
(d) Nimgachi.

7. What organization in Chicago starts the Full Circle Fund?
(a) CASHPOR.
(b) WSEP.
(c) RESULTS.
(d) MIT.

8. Which of the following is NOT a problem encountered by the Grameen fisheries project?
(a) Leftist militant oposition.
(b) Natural disasters.
(c) Complete failure of the project.
(d) Government oposition.

9. In many Third World countries, the overwhelming majority of people make their living through what?
(a) Aid from international relief organizations.
(b) Farming.
(c) Government assistance.
(d) Self-employment.

10. In Bangladesh in 1991, Grameen members come out in great numbers to do what?
(a) Protest.
(b) Vote.
(c) Work.
(d) Riot.

11. How many countries operate Grameen-style micro-credit programs by the end of the book?
(a) 10.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 150.

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

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

14. The Grameen replication program called the Landless People's Fund of the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development is established in which country?
(a) Malaysia.
(b) Philippines.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) China.

15. Who do Arkansas state officials first introduce Yunus to in the preliminary steps of finding Grameen borrowers?
(a) Welfare recipients.
(b) Homeless men.
(c) Single mothers.
(d) Small business owners.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women are required for a Full Circle Fund group to begin borrowing?

2. An independent investigator finds what percentage of CARD members use their loans for income-generating activities?

3. What percentage of the aid money given to Bangladesh is estimated to actually be spent in the country?

4. What year was Grameen Bank II launched?

5. According to Yunus, Bangladesh is a land of what?

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