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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. There is a long tradition of what craft that was once in high demand in Bangladesh?

2. In answering a reporter's question, Yunus says he would move the headquarters of the World Bank to where?

3. What is the name of the fisheries project Grameen takes on?

4. How many total branches does the Grameen Bank have by the end of the book?

5. What is one of the hardest years ever for Grameen on many fronts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the definition of a "social entrepreneur"?

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

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

5. What is Grameen Securities Management Company?

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

7. What is the Grameen Foundation USA?

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

9. What problems does Yunus find with resource allocation in Bangladesh?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following statement in relation to Yunus's specific plans to rid the world of poverty by 2050: "We have created a slavery-free world, a smallpox-free world, an apartheid-free world. Creating a poverty-free world would be greater than all these accomplishments while at the same time reinforcing them. This would be a world that we could all be proud to live in." (Chapter 14, p. 262).

Essay Topic 2

What classification does Yunus give to the levels of poverty, and how does he recommend the cycle of poverty be broken?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Grameen Bank's early success and its process of expanding into the Tangail District.

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