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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Grameen Bank II launched?

2. By March 2003, how many "telephone ladies" does GrameenPhone have selling phone services in villages?

3. Grameen is considered by many in Bangladesh to be the enemy of ______________.

4. As Yunus looks back on the success of Grameen Bank, how many of its borrowers are women?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Yunus believe is the best way to help control population size?

3. How does Grameen give its staff leeway to be creative with loans?

4. What is Grameen Securities Management Company?

5. What is Yunus's view of how to end poverty in the world?

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

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

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

9. According to Yunus, what role does free trade play in poverty relief?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What, specifically, leads Yunus to become a banker to the poor?

Essay Topic 2

Describe three specific ways Muhammad Yunus is influenced by his mother.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following statement in relation to Yunus's specific plans to rid the world of poverty by 2050: "We have created a slavery-free world, a smallpox-free world, an apartheid-free world. Creating a poverty-free world would be greater than all these accomplishments while at the same time reinforcing them. This would be a world that we could all be proud to live in." (Chapter 14, p. 262).

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