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

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