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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the brother that attended the Lamar Bazar Free Primary School with Yunus?
2. Yunus's father is a devout __________.
3. When members of the support groups are finally approved to have a loan, how much is the initial loan asked for in the 1980s?
4. Who does the managing director of the Bangladesh Agriculature Bank tell Yunus are failing the country?
5. What is the holy festival that Yunus attends in the fall of 1977?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens immediately to the government backed Grameen Bank?
2. What surprise does Yunus find in the final agreement from the government to help the Grameen Bank in 1983?
3. How does Yunus become involved with combating the famine that strikes Bangladesh in 1974?
4. What are the loan repayment terms that Yunus sets as he develops the Grameen Bank?
5. What does Yunus find rewarding about his work as he begins to develop the Grameen Bank?
6. What happens during the Partition in 1947?
7. What does Yunus do on behalf of Bengalis and Bangladesh after the country declares independence from Pakistan?
8. How does Yunus describe his Bengali school?
9. What does Yunus do for money in his youth?
10. What does the bank manager tell Yunus about developing a loan program for the poor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Grameen replication process and success of the programs introduced into Malaysia and the Philippines.
Essay Topic 2
Yunus believes that keeping the dignity of the borrower is imperative to the success of any loan program. Discuss how Grameen has stayed true to its original intent of helping the poor without damaging their dignity. Cite specific examples.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Yunus's criticism of the World Bank and compare their divergent efforts to help the poor people of the world.
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