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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 has a new definition of an entrepreneur who is what?
(a) Political reformer.
(b) Resource allocator.
(c) Driven by greed.
(d) Socially conscious.

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

3. What is the purpose of the non-profit Grameen Shakti?
(a) Providing clean water.
(b) Providing health care.
(c) Developing sources of renewable energy.
(d) Developing literacy programs.

4. According to Yunus, poverty is not created by ____________.
(a) Structures of society.
(b) Governments.
(c) The poor.
(d) Capitalists.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. Bangladesh is approximately the size of ______________.

3. When does Yunus meet Governor Bill Clinton?

4. In answering a reporter's question, Yunus says he would move the headquarters of the World Bank to where?

5. Who does the Lakota Fund in South Dakota help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Grameen Foundation USA?

2. Where are Grameen-like programs established around the world?

3. What is the Grameen Trust?

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

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

6. What is the Grameen Generalized System?

7. How does the Grameen Bank begin replication programs?

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

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

10. What role does Yunus believe the government should have in combating poverty?

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