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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. What does the first volunteer who raises her hand in Pine Bluff, Arkansas tell Yunus she wants a loan for?
(a) Sewing machine.
(b) Push cart.
(c) Nail scultping box.
(d) Childcare license.

2. Who does the Prime Minister of Bangladesh call during the launching ceremony of GrameenPhone?
(a) Prime minister of Great Britian.
(b) Prime minister of Norway.
(c) Govenor of Arkansas.
(d) President of the United States.

3. When Yunus approaches community leaders in Chicago, they argue that self-employment is a ___________ concept.
(a) Worthless.
(b) Excellent.
(c) Primative.
(d) Novel.

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

5. Like many Bengalis of his generation, Yunus is influenced by what kind of economics?
(a) Micro.
(b) Macro.
(c) Marxist.
(d) Keynesian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yunus calls the ____________ the "Grameen micro-credit highway."

2. Yunus believes one of the biggest flaws of international aid agencies is being too what?

3. Who is the American co-chair of the first Microcredit Summit?

4. By the end of the book, what percentage of Grameen Bank does Bangladeshi government own?

5. Yunus believes that the welfare laws in the U.S. makes recipients ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem between Grameen and the World Bank?

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

3. What is the Grameen Foundation USA?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the Grameen Generalized System?

10. Why doesn't Grameen offer skill training?

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