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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yunus believes the world has been persuaded that the capitalist economy must be fueled by __________.
(a) Laws.
(b) Social reform.
(c) Greed.
(d) Free trade.

2. What is Grameen Check?
(a) Money wiring service.
(b) Line of credit for craftsmen.
(c) Line of hand-woven fabric.
(d) Check writing service.

3. The goal of the first Microcredit Summit is to reach 100 million of the poorest families in the world in _____ years.
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

4. The program in Pine Bluff, Arkansas is changed from the Grameen Fund to the ___________.
(a) Good Works Fund.
(b) Good Faith Fund.
(c) Free Money Fund.
(d) Free Help Fund.

5. What is the name of Grameen's quarterly newsletter?
(a) Microcredit News.
(b) Grameen Dialogue.
(c) Banker to the Poor.
(d) The Grameen Reader.

6. There is a long tradition of what craft that was once in high demand in Bangladesh?
(a) Knife making.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Painting.

7. What is one of the hardest years ever for Grameen on many fronts?
(a) 1971.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1991.

8. Yunus calls the ____________ the "Grameen micro-credit highway."
(a) Basic loan.
(b) Education loan.
(c) Pension fund.
(d) Housing loan.

9. In over two decades of existence, how many years does Grameen Bank not turn a profit?
(a) Three.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) None.

10. What does Grameen Uddog stand for?
(a) Grameen United.
(b) Grameen Pets.
(c) Grameen Initiatives.
(d) Grameen Progress.

11. When does Yunus meet Governor Bill Clinton?
(a) March 1985.
(b) March 1989.
(c) February 1987.
(d) February 1986.

12. Yunus believes that the welfare laws in the U.S. makes recipients ________________.
(a) Good with money.
(b) Better off.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Virtual prisoners.

13. From where does Grameen receive helpful media coverage in March 1990?
(a) New York Times front page article.
(b) 60 Minutes on CBS.
(c) Interview with BBC London.
(d) Interview with Barbara Walters on ABC.

14. Which European government gives the CARD program a poor rating?
(a) Spain.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization in Chicago starts the Full Circle Fund?

2. What do the words mean in title of the program, Ahon Sa Hirop, started by Dr. Generoso Octavio?

3. Where is Professor David Gibbons teaching when he meets Yunus at a conference near Dhaka?

4. In what year does Grameen receive a cellular phone license?

5. Bangladesh is approximately the size of ______________.

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