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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. Grameen believes that _________ is one of the primary components of moving individuals out of poverty.
(a) Skill training.
(b) Government assistance.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Education.

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

3. The goal of the first Microcredit Summit is to reach 100 million of the poorest families in the world in _____ years.
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

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

5. Critics often argue that ____________ does not contribute to the economic development of a country.
(a) Greed.
(b) Free enterprise.
(c) Political freedom.
(d) Micro-credit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grameen Bank II requires all borrowers to contribute _______ into a pension fund each month.

2. Who funds the fisheries project before Grameen?

3. What is Grameen Check?

4. What do the words mean in title of the program, Ahon Sa Hirop, started by Dr. Generoso Octavio?

5. What is the source of power for the cellular phones in the villages of Bangladesh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Grameen-like programs established around the world?

2. How does Yunus rate the success of the Grameen programs as he looks back on the first two decades?

3. How do the Clintons become involved with the Grameen Bank?

4. What are Grameen Phone and Grameen Telecom?

5. What is the definition of a "social entrepreneur"?

6. What is the Grameen Generalized System?

7. How does Yunus view the role of the entrepreneur?

8. What kind of loans does Grameen give now that it is an established world entity?

9. What does Yunus believe is the best way to help control population size?

10. What problems does Yunus find with resource allocation in Bangladesh?

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