Hotel Rwanda Study Guide – Flashcards
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What do the Hutu call the Tutsi?
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cockroaches
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What year did the civil war happen?
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1994
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Paul Rusesabagina is the manager of what?
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A Belgian Hotel
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What European country colonized Rwanda?
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Belgium
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What did the rebels use as a signal to start the killing?
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to cut the tall trees
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Who really killed the president of Rwanda?
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The Hutu rebels
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Besides guns what weapon was used to kill people?
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machetes
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What does Paul do to save his family and neighbors?
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Bribes the soldier and takes them to the hotel
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Who was in the white van that the Red Cross volunteer brought?
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Tutsi children
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Why couldn't Colonel Oliver take the orphans?
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He was only allowed to take whites
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Why did Paul call the hotel owners in Belgium?
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to assure that the UN has it under control
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What did the reporter with the beard video tape?
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People being attacked
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Besides Tutsi what other people did the rebels kill?
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Belgian UN soldiers
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Why did the rebels target Tutsi children?
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To wipe out the future Tutsi
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Why did all the white people leave and the soldiers wouldn't take the Rwandans away to safety?
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Because the Belgians do not care about the Africans
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How did Paul get the soldiers to leave the hotel when he woke up with a gun to his head?
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He offered them drinks downstairs, then called the Hotel Board to get the person in charge to get the soldiers to be ordered to leave.
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What does Paul ask the hotel guests to do to get help?
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Call their families and tell them goodbye, hoping they will try and help them.
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What does George say about the Tutsi?
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They will soon be dead
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When Paul falls out of the car, what does he land on?
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a dead Tutsi
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Why did Paul cry when he was changing his shirt?
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His frustration with his tie caused him to finally break down after all the past events
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Why did Paul have to keep the hotel open?
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Because otherwise the people would be killed
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What makes Paul a good man?
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He tries to remain calm and comforting, and protect his friends and family
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Why did Paul tell his wife to have her and her kids jump off the roof if he died?
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Because he did not want his children to see him die
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Why didn't Paul get into the UN truck and leave with his family?
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Because he wanted to stay with those not leaving
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What happened when the UN trucks left?
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The radio called in a Hutu attack
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What did Paul use to bribe the general for help?
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scotch, and everything in the safe
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Where did Paul find his family hiding?
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the shower
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Why did the Red Cross volunteer stop the bus?
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Because Tatiana's brother's children were there
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How many people did Paul save at the hotel?
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1268
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How many people were killed in the genocide in Rwanda?
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almost a million
