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

2. Yunus's experiment with the village of Jobra convinces him to focus on what?
(a) Landless poor.
(b) Children.
(c) Farm workers.
(d) Small land owners.

3. One managing director of the Central Bank of Bangladesh things village life is being ruined by bank employees' use of what?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Scare tactics.
(d) Computers.

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

5. When members of the support groups are finally approved to have a loan, how much is the initial loan asked for in the 1980s?
(a) $100.
(b) $75.
(c) $25.
(d) $1000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business does Yunus begin in the early 1960s?

2. How many children are born into Yunus's family?

3. By 1982, Grameen Bank has grown from 500 members to ______________.

4. What does Yunus reluctantly agree to do in order to get the first government loans for the people of Jobra village?

5. What do the farmers in Jobra agree to do for Yunus's initial university study?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Yunus's first wife and how did he meet her?

2. What surprise does Yunus find in the final agreement from the government to help the Grameen Bank in 1983?

3. What does Yunus discover about lending money to women?

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

5. What are the loan repayment terms that Yunus sets as he develops the Grameen Bank?

6. What is a dadan arrangement?

7. What happens during the Partition in 1947?

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

9. What does Yunus do on behalf of Bengalis and Bangladesh after the country declares independence from Pakistan?

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

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