¡¡¡¡of financial support for their entrepreneurial efforts.The
¡¡¡¡first Black-operated banks were created in the late nine-
¡¡¡¡teenth century as depositories for dues collected from
¡¡¡¡fraternal or lodge groups£¬ which themselves had sprung
¡¡¡¡£¨55£© from Black churches. Black banks made limited invest-
¡¡¡¡ments in other Black enterprises. Irish immigrants in
¡¡¡¡American cities organized many building and loan asso-
¡¡¡¡ciations to provide capital for home construction and
¡¡¡¡purchase. They£¬ in turn£¬ provided work for many Irish
¡¡¡¡£¨60£© home-building contractor firms. Other ethnic and
¡¡¡¡minority groups followed similar practices in founding
¡¡¡¡ethnic-directed financial institutions.
¡¡¡¡1. Based on the information in the passage£¬ it would be
¡¡¡¡LEAST likely for which of the following persons to be
¡¡¡¡part of a self-help network£¿
¡¡¡¡£¨A£© The entrepreneur's childhood friend
¡¡¡¡£¨B£© The entrepreneur's aunt
¡¡¡¡£¨C£© The entrepreneur's religious leader
¡¡¡¡£¨D£© The entrepreneur's neighbor
¡¡¡¡£¨E£© The entrepreneur's banker
¡¡¡¡2. Which of the following illustrates the working of a self-
¡¡¡¡help support network£¬ as such networks are described
¡¡¡¡in the passage£¿
¡¡¡¡£¨A£© A public high school offers courses in book-keeping
¡¡¡¡and accounting as part of its open-enrollment adult
¡¡¡¡education program.
¡¡¡¡£¨B£© The local government in a small city sets up a
¡¡¡¡program that helps teen-agers find summer jobs.
¡¡¡¡£¨C£© A major commercial bank offers low-interest loans
¡¡¡¡to experienced individuals who hope to establish
¡¡¡¡their own businesses.
¡¡¡¡£¨D£© A neighborhood-based fraternal organization
¡¡¡¡develops a program of on-the-job training for its
¡¡¡¡members and their friends.
¡¡¡¡£¨E£© A community college offers country residents
¡¡¡¡training programs that can lead to certification in a
¡¡¡¡variety of technical trades.
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