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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 population of Bangladesh?

2. Where is the famous economics professor, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen from?

3. Yunus decides to structure the loan repayment on a _________ basis for his loan program.

4. What is the name of the Muslim custom that keeps married women in seclusion?

5. What is on the Grameen logo designed by Yunus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yunus's experience like at the American universities he attends?

2. What happens during the Partition in 1947?

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

4. What happens to Yunus's mother, Sofia?

5. Describe Yunus's childhood home on Boxirhat Road.

6. What does Yunus find rewarding about his work as he begins to develop the Grameen Bank?

7. What is the purpose of the Chittagong University Rural Development Project?

8. What is the set up in the village of Jobra to determine loan eligibility and repayment terms?

9. What is the Grameen Bank Project in the District of Tangail?

10. Who designs the logo for the Grameen Bank, what does it look like, and what does it symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Citing three specific examples, discuss the far reaching benefits experienced in the lives of Grameen borrowers.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the highs and lows experienced by Grameen in the 1990s.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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