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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Beyond Micro-credit: A New World of Grameen Enterprises.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon his return to Bangladesh, Yunus takes a position with the government's _________________.
(a) Banking system.
(b) Ruling party.
(c) Parliament.
(d) Planning Commission.

2. What equipment does Yunus notice going unused in the fields of Jobra?
(a) Plow.
(b) Sprinkler.
(c) Tubewell.
(d) Tractor.

3. In what year does Grameen receive a cellular phone license?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2002.

4. Most foreign aid given to developing countries goes toward what?
(a) Infrastructure projects.
(b) Sanitation.
(c) Hunger relief.
(d) Disease prevention.

5. What percentage of ownership does Grameen Bank have when their arrangement with the Bangladesh government is restructured?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Forty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, Grameen is considered to be where on the political spectrum?

2. What percentage of the aid money given to Bangladesh is estimated to actually be spent in the country?

3. According to Yunus, poverty is not created by ____________.

4. Who does the Prime Minister of Bangladesh call during the launching ceremony of GrameenPhone?

5. What does the government bank manager say is the biggest problem with loaning money to the poor people of Bangladesh?

(see the answer key)

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