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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. Simply by being a shareholder in the Grameen Bank, members receive what?

2. The goal of the first Microcredit Summit is to reach 100 million of the poorest families in the world in _____ years.

3. How many children around the world die each day from hunger-related diseases?

4. As GrameenPhone is launched, Bangladesh has one phone per _______ inhabitants.

5. By what year would Yunus like to see a world free of poverty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does the Grameen fishery project encounter in the first years?

2. What is the Grameen Trust?

3. What problems does Yunus encounter with the U.S. welfare system?

4. What is Yunus's view of the need for Internet access in poor communities?

5. What is the International Dialogue Program?

6. How do micro-credit programs get started in the United States?

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

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

9. What is Grameen Securities Management Company?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Yunus's criticism of the World Bank and compare their divergent efforts to help the poor people of the world.

Essay Topic 3

What is Partition and what effect does it have on Muhammad Yunus? How does this lay the framework for his future devotion to his country?

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