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.

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

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