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

2. Yunus believes the world has been persuaded that the capitalist economy must be fueled by __________.
(a) Greed.
(b) Free trade.
(c) Laws.
(d) Social reform.

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

4. How many children around the world die each day from hunger-related diseases?
(a) 350,000.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 3,500.

5. When does Yunus meet Governor Bill Clinton?
(a) March 1989.
(b) February 1987.
(c) March 1985.
(d) February 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. An independent investigator finds the average rate of return for CARD borrowers is what?

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

3. Which European government gives the CARD program a poor rating?

4. Like many Bengalis of his generation, Yunus is influenced by what kind of economics?

5. What percentage of the world's population live in extreme poverty?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problems does Grameen encounter in the early 1990s?

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

4. Why doesn't Grameen offer skill training?

5. What is Yunus's view of how to end poverty in the world?

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

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

8. What role does Yunus believe the government should have in combating poverty?

9. Why does the Grameen Bank insist loans must be repaid even in the event of a disaster?

10. According to Yunus, what role does free trade play in poverty relief?

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