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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the Prime Minister of Bangladesh call during the launching ceremony of GrameenPhone?
(a) Govenor of Arkansas.
(b) Prime minister of Norway.
(c) Prime minister of Great Britian.
(d) President of the United States.

4. Yunus believes one of the best ways to alleviate poverty is to encourage __________________.
(a) Women's rights.
(b) UN aid organizations.
(c) World Bank programs.
(d) Social entrepreneurs.

5. Yunus stresses in his speech that the Microcredit Summit is not what?
(a) A significant agent of change.
(b) A think tank.
(c) A fundraising event.
(d) A historical event.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most foreign aid given to developing countries goes toward what?

2. The first Microcredit Summit was held in what year?

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

4. Grameen develops ____ indicators to determine if members are poverty free.

5. Yunus has a new definition of an entrepreneur who is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Yunus encounter with the U.S. welfare system?

2. Who are mirco-credit programs designed to reach?

3. How does Yunus rate the success of the Grameen programs as he looks back on the first two decades?

4. What is the definition of a "social entrepreneur"?

5. What problems does the Grameen fishery project encounter in the first years?

6. How does Yunus view the role of the entrepreneur?

7. What problems does Grameen encounter in the early 1990s?

8. What is Yunus's view of the need for Internet access in poor communities?

9. Why does the Grameen Bank insist loans must be repaid even in the event of a disaster?

10. What problems does Yunus find with resource allocation in Bangladesh?

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