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Rwanda genocide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Juvenal Habyarimana

b)

Francis Obagona

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

d)

Severus Snape

2.

The RFT Stands for:

a)

Rwandan Patriotic Force

b)

Rwandan Patriotic Front

c)

Rwandan Paramilitary Force

d)

Rwandan Peace Front

3.

Rwanda is a country located in

a)

Northern and Southern Africa

b)

South West African

c)

Central and East African

d)

North East Africa

4.

The plane crash that killed President Habyarimana and led to the Genocide took place on

a)

April 4, 1994

b)

April 5, 1994

c)

April 6, 1994

d)

April 7, 1994

5.

The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda are:

a)

Hera and Tari

b)

Hutu and Tari

c)

Hutu and Tutsi

d)

Tutsi and Twa

6.

The Rwanda Genocide took place in ________

a)

1991

b)

1999

c)

1994

d)

1990

7.

Historically, the Tutsis were:

a)

More superior, had more educational opportunities, and better jobs

b)

Had less power and less jobs opportunities

8.

The percentage of Tutsi's population in Rwanda is:

a)

85%

b)

18%

c)

14%

d)

73%

9.

The percentage of Hutu's population in Rwanda is:

a)

14%

b)

18%

c)

85%

d)

73%

10.

The Tutsi's were often very tall, thin, and had lighter skin

a)

True

b)

False

11.

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

a)

Tutsi

b)

Zulu

c)

Twa

d)

Hutu

12.

Who led the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) in the late 1980s?

a)

Cyprien Ntaryamira

b)

Juvenal Habyarimana

c)

Paul Kagame

d)

Kofi Annan

13.

Which ethnic group had more privileges under Belgium's rulling

a)

Twa

b)

Hutu

c)

Tutsi

d)

Zulu

14.

Rwanda use to be French colony

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Rwanda Genocide started began because of what type of accident involving President Habyarimana?

a)

Car crash

b)

Plane crash

c)

Shooting

d)

Poison

16.

How long did the Rwanda genocide last?

a)

10 Days

b)

50 Days

c)

100 Days

d)

123 Days

17.

Approximately how many people died in the Rwanda genocide

a)

5,000

b)

100,000

c)

500,000

d)

over 800,000

18.

The UN and other countries like France, Belgium, and United States all tried their best to help stop the Genocide

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who is the current president of Rwanda?

a)

Paul Kagame

b)

Cyprien Ntaryamira

c)

Juvenal Habyarimana

d)

Kofi Annan

20.

What weapons did the Hutu's use during the Genocide

a)

Killed with Machetes

b)

Shootings

c)

Gas chambers

d)

Hangings