Question

What is most closely a central idea of the excerpt from Hotel Rwanda?

Question 46 options:

A)

The refugees inside the hotel have given up hope that they will receive any assistance from those outside Rwanda.


B)

Western nations are ignoring the situation in Rwanda because there is no political gain.


C)

This type of instability and brutal violence is commonplace in Rwanda


D)

Tillens is not concerned with the safety of Paul and the others inside the hotel.

Answer 1

B) Western nations are ignoring the situation in Rwanda because there is no political gain.

Answer 2

B) Western nations are ignoring the situation in Rwanda because there is no political gain.

The excerpt from Hotel Rwanda is describing the lack of action or assistance from Western nations in the face of the Rwandan genocide. It implies that they are ignoring the situation because there is no political benefit to getting involved. This idea that the international community is indifferent to the plight of the Rwandans, and that the reasons for this indifference are rooted in political considerations, is the central idea of the passage.