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35 Cards in this Set
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Who is the director of Hotel Rwanda?
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Terry George
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About how many Rwandan francs did Paul give for bribes in the film?
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an estimated 100,000 francs
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Who is Paul's wife's name?
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Tatiana
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Why did General Bizimungu not wish to go back to the hotel once Paul took him back to the safe to bribe him?
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The general saw no need to go back, he wished to leave Rwanda for the well-being of him and his men.
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What people divided the groups Hutu and Tutsi, and who did they bestow the power to?
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the Belgians, and they gave the power to the Tutsis
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What did Paul decide to do when the Interhamwe arrived to kill all the Hotel Tutsi guests?
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He called the president of the Hotel chain who ordered the Interhamwe out of the area
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Who were Paul and Tatiana re-united with at the end of the film?
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Their neices and nephews
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Who directed Paul and Gregoire the river road, and why?
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George Rutaganda, He did this to proove to Paul that it was not only possible to completley exterminate the Tutsi people, but it was happening; the river roads were flooding with the deade bodies of half the Tutsi people
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Where did Paul break down after veiwing all the dead bodies of the Tutsis by the river? Why did he choose to do this like he did?
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He broke down and cried secretly in a closet in order to not show the people he was leading that he had any doubts or desires to give up and/or break down...he needed to be tenacious in fornt of the hotel guests
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What was the name of the hotel?
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Mille Collines
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What are the hotel guests reduced to for water?
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pool water must be used
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What are the weapons mostly seen being implemented in the violence?
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machetes
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What are the names of the camera men?
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David and Jack
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What is the name of the U.N. officer? What does he tell Paul that is significant in the film?
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Coloner Oliver tells Paul that no one cares about him or his people, in a crude and insulting way, and that they are being abandoned.
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Who does Paul call to aid the hotel when the Interhamwe arrive to kill all the guests?
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the President of the Hotel chain
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How does Paul convince the general of the Rwandan army to come back to the hotel?
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He explains to him that everyone in the world thinks he is respinsible for war crimes and becuase "he sits here with 5 stars on his chest", he is a large target for most everyone. The general takes him back so that Paul may tell people that he has done no war crimes
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What does Paul say to the generals threat to shoot him?
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He says "please shoot me. I'll pay you to shoot my family....it would be a blessing.
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What is the name of the Hutu militia?
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Interhamwe
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How many people did Paul shelter in the hotel?
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1,268 refugees
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What was Paul's positon in the hotel staff?
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manager
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In the begnning of the film how did Paul come accross to the audiance?
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as a rich hotle manager with style, wealth and a high stature in Rwanda
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What things were seen in the opening car ride to introduce the setting and theme?
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violence, looting, machetes, rebels intoduced themes of violence and warfare
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What was Paul's position in the hotel?
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hotel manager
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What did Gregroire say to Paul to let him stay in the suite with the woman?
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He told him that he knew there were Tutsis in the hotel and that he would let the Interhamwe know this
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Whose van was spotted chrashed and turned over outside the embassy with the safe?
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Madame Archer's van
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What does Paul tell Tatiana to do if they are overcome by the attacks of the Interhamwe?
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jump off the roof with the children
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Name one grad for grad example that Paul shows in the film specifically.
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(Example) Paul shows openness to growth by accept 1,200 people into his hotel as refugees
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Name 5 themes from the film.
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DETERMINATION
LOVE/CARE LOYALTY SACRIFICE COMMUNITY |
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What was the radio signal for the militia to go to war?
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cut the tall trees
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Who offers 10,000 francs for the heads of who?
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George, the radio announcer, offers the prize for the heads of the Tutsis attempting to escape on the convoy led by the U.N. officers
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In what year did the genocide finaly end and what happened to end it?
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1994, when the Tutsis drove the Hutu Interhamwe out and into the Congo area
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How does Paul plan to attempt to make the superpowers come and help?
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He tells people to try and "shame them into helping"
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What does Jack say when he spots the Hutu child sitting with the Tutsi child?
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"they could be twins."
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What are charcteristics of Tutsi people?
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lighter skin, skinnier noses
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Who is a major Tutsi character in the film?
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Tatiana
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