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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. What percentage of loans does Yunus want to go to women in his initial bank experiment?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 50 percent.
(c) 10 percent.
(d) 25 percent.

2. When members of the support groups are finally approved to have a loan, how much is the initial loan asked for in the 1980s?
(a) $100.
(b) $75.
(c) $1000.
(d) $25.

3. When Yunus begins to teach at Chittagong University, what does he notice as he drives from his father's house every day?
(a) Barren fields.
(b) Dying villagers.
(c) Lush fields.
(d) Thriving villagers.

4. What kind of business does Yunus begin in the early 1960s?
(a) A bank.
(b) Shoe factory.
(c) An economics program for children.
(d) Packaging and printing plant.

5. What does Yunus reluctantly agree to do in order to get the first government loans for the people of Jobra village?
(a) Move into the village.
(b) Become an officer of the bank.
(c) Guarantee the loans.
(d) Quit teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon his return to Bangladesh, Yunus takes a position with the government's _________________.

2. What do people need in order to borrow money from the government bank in Bangladesh?

3. What are mahajons in Bangladesh?

4. How many of Yunus's siblings die in infancy?

5. What is the name of the largest government bank in Bangladesh?

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