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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yunus has a new definition of an entrepreneur who is what?
(a) Political reformer.
(b) Resource allocator.
(c) Socially conscious.
(d) Driven by greed.

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

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

4. Grameen goes against traditional methods of poverty alleviation by not providing what?
(a) Group support.
(b) Ample loans.
(c) Skills training.
(d) Bank contacts.

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

6. Jan Piercy is Hillary Rodham Clinton's ____________.
(a) College roommate.
(b) Press secretary.
(c) Childhood friend.
(d) Law partner.

7. What year was Grameen Bank II launched?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1998.

8. 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.

9. How much grant money does Grameen receive through the World Bank CGAP program?
(a) $98 million.
(b) $2 million.
(c) $30 million.
(d) $3 billion.

10. What international aid agency is Yunus particularly critical of?
(a) UNICEF.
(b) Habitat for Humanity.
(c) United Nations.
(d) World Bank.

11. At an annual workshop held by the Grameen Bank in 1982, what proposal is drawn up?
(a) Rules of Prosperity.
(b) Survival Rules.
(c) Ten Decisions.
(d) Laws of Grameen.

12. What percentage of the world's population live in extreme poverty?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

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

14. Which European government gives the CARD program a poor rating?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Sweden.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Yunus would define development by focusing on the quality of life for what part of the population?

2. Grameen is considered by many in Bangladesh to be the enemy of ______________.

3. Yunus believes the world has been persuaded that the capitalist economy must be fueled by __________.

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

5. How many ponds does the fisheries project consist of by 1988?

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