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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people does Yunus find in the village of Jobra that are in the same cycle of poverty like Sufiaya?
(a) Forty-two.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Five.

2. When Yunus begins to teach at Chittagong University, what does he notice as he drives from his father's house every day?
(a) Lush fields.
(b) Barren fields.
(c) Dying villagers.
(d) Thriving villagers.

3. Where does Yunus go first to study in the United States?
(a) Vanderbilt University.
(b) University of Colorado.
(c) University of Tennessee.
(d) University of Chicago.

4. How many days of training do all support group members have to complete to be accepted into Yunus's program?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. As Yunus begins to define poverty, what does he discover is left out of most definitions of the poor?
(a) Women and children.
(b) The elderly.
(c) The homeless.
(d) Farm workers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What percentage of the population in Bangladesh could not read or write in the late 1970s?

3. In 1982, Yunus is determined that Grameen should be what?

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

5. What year does Yunus begin to teach at Middle Tennessee State University?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is A.M.A. Muhith and how does he help Yunus?

2. What does Yunus do for money in his youth?

3. How does the Grameen Bank Project attract young people to its employ?

4. What happens during the Partition in 1947?

5. What does Yunus conclude is a fundamental problem of poverty?

6. How does Yunus pay for the printing business he starts in the early 1960s?

7. What happens to Yunus's mother, Sofia?

8. How does Yunus describe his Bengali school?

9. What influence does each of Yunus's parents have on him?

10. Who designs the logo for the Grameen Bank, what does it look like, and what does it symbolize?

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