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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, A Pilot Project is Born.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much are all support group members required to deposit into a group fund?
(a) Ten dollars from each loan.
(b) Five dollars from each loan.
(c) Ten percent of each loan.
(d) Five percent of each loan.

3. What is the name of the largest government bank in Bangladesh?
(a) Grameen Bank.
(b) Agricultural Bank.
(c) Bank of Bangladesh.
(d) Janata Bank.

4. In what year was the Bangladesh War of Liberation?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1982.

5. Yunus does not use lawyers or legal documents in his loan program because ___________ is an important component to the success of his bank.
(a) Loan forgiveness.
(b) Faith.
(c) Trust.
(d) Intimidation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yunus begins to teach at Chittagong University, what does he notice as he drives from his father's house every day?

2. What percentage of loans does Yunus want to go to women in his initial bank experiment?

3. How many people does Yunus find in the village of Jobra that are in the same cycle of poverty like Sufiaya?

4. Where did Yunus's Bengali friend, Mohiuddin Alamgir, just graduate from at the time of the demonstration in Washington D.C.?

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

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