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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Grameen replication program called the Landless People's Fund of the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development is established in which country?
(a) China.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Philippines.
(d) Malaysia.

2. How many villages does Grameen operate in by the year 2000?
(a) 17,000.
(b) 1,175.
(c) 41,000.
(d) 47,000.

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

4. What organization in Chicago starts the Full Circle Fund?
(a) MIT.
(b) RESULTS.
(c) CASHPOR.
(d) WSEP.

5. By the end of the book, what percentage of Grameen Bank does Bangladeshi government own?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ninety.

6. How many women are required for a Full Circle Fund group to begin borrowing?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

7. How many ponds does the fisheries project consist of by 1988?
(a) 1666.
(b) 808.
(c) 783.
(d) 667.

8. By March 2003, how many "telephone ladies" does GrameenPhone have selling phone services in villages?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 25.
(c) 250.
(d) 2,500.

9. What do the words mean in title of the program, Ahon Sa Hirop, started by Dr. Generoso Octavio?
(a) A rise from the dirt.
(b) Away from poverty.
(c) Rise above poverty.
(d) A rise from the Ashes.

10. In what year does Grameen loan its one billionth dollar?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1994.
(d) 2006.

11. UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries found that the birth rate falls as _______________.
(a) Women are kept submissive.
(b) Governments limit family size.
(c) Women gain equality.
(d) Men gain wealth.

12. As Yunus looks back on the success of Grameen Bank, how many of its borrowers are women?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 95 percent.
(c) 88 percent.
(d) 67 percent.

13. Critics often argue that ____________ does not contribute to the economic development of a country.
(a) Micro-credit.
(b) Greed.
(c) Free enterprise.
(d) Political freedom.

14. Yunus would define development by focusing on the quality of life for what part of the population?
(a) Upper 25 percent.
(b) Lower 25 percent.
(c) Upper 50 percent.
(d) Lower 50 percent.

15. Yunus argues that World Bank policies affect who the most?
(a) Old poor.
(b) Investors.
(c) Farmers.
(d) New poor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Grameen believes that _________ is one of the primary components of moving individuals out of poverty.

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

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

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