The Rwandan Genocide

The capital of Rwanda is:

• Burundi

• Kigali

• Tanzania

• Nairobi

The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda are:

• Hera and Tari

• Hutu and Tari

• Hutu and Tulsi

• Hutu and Tutsi

What is the definition of a genocide?

• A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
• The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
• Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
• Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

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The Tutsis were often very tall, thin, with narrow features, and fair skin.

• True

• False

The President of Rwanda prior to the start of the genocide was:

• Juvenal Habyarimana

• Francis Obagona

• Ruth Bader Ginsberg

• Severus Snape

The Rwandan genocide took place in:

• 1991

• 1998

• 1992

• 1994

What did the colonist use to separate the Tutsis and Hutu's?

• Identification cards

• branding tattoo

• traveling papers

• the look of the people

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

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These people looked less western and were considered more inferior by the colonial authorities They were generally shorter, more muscular, darker skinned and had more pronounced facial features. 

• Tutsi

• Zulu

• Twa

• Hutu

The genocide lasted approximately ________ days.

• 500
• 1,000
• 100
• 50

How many people were killed in the Rwandan Genocide?

• 800,000-1,000,000
• 1,000-5,000
• 20,000-30,000
• 5,000,000