GWS 300 - Women as Agents of Change » Spring 2021 » Quiz 8

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Question #1
The goal of the Grameen bank is:
A.   To give big loans to poor people
B.   To reduce poverty through offering small loans to the poor
C.   To set up scholarships for children
D.   All of these
Question #2
According to Bernasek (Grameen Bank article), women are more likely to be poor in Bangladesh because:
A.   They are often barred from entering the labor force, and they face cultural pressure that discourages their employment
B.   Women are more interested in their domestic work and prefer their husbands to handle the finances
C.   Women tend to over consume and deplete their resources quicker
D.   Cultural norms give women more access to assets and opportunities to earn
Question #3
According to Bernasek, poor women in Bangladesh make up the majority of loan borrowers at the Grameen Bank
A.   True
B.   False
Question #4
According to Bernasek, the social status of women who have taken loans from Grameen Bank tend to decline
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
According to Bernasek, women who borrow money from Grameen Bank:
A.   find that their decision making power within the home/family increases
B.   Usually start businesses and become middle class
C.   quickly turn into feminist activists
D.   are unreliable in loan repayment
Question #6
According to the author, the "group lending" structure of the bank allows for:
A.   Women to be part of a support network with other members of the group
B.   Women to quit their jobs
C.   None of these
D.   Women to use the support group to complete household chores
Question #7
Access to housing loans has:
A.   not yet shown clear impact either way
B.   Not improved the quality of borrowers' homes
C.   Improved the quality of borrowers homes
D.   Improved the quality of only men's homes
Question #8
Critics of the Grameen bank suggest that:
A.   the bank discriminates against men and leads to their loss of status and respect in their society
B.   The bank is run by politicians who do not care about the empowerment of women
C.   The bank takes advantage of poor people and is corrupt
D.   The bank's policies do not sufficiently loosen the hold of patriarchy in the lives of women

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