BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE 

                     

 

After watching the film 'Bowling for Columbine' by Michael Moore, try to answer the following questions to check your comprehension of the film.

 

1. Michael Moore opens a bank account so that he can get what item instead of interest?

2. Where did Michael Moore grow up?

3. Charlton Heston is president of what organization?

4. Who are Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols?

5. Why does the man from the Michigan militia say you must carry a gun?

6. What happened in Kosovo on April 20, 1999? What happened one hour later?

7. What organization held a major rally in Denver 10 days after the shooting?

8. Who were some of the people/things blamed for the tragedy at Columbine?

9. How does Marilyn Manson respond to allegations that he is to blame?
    Who does he imply was influential?

10. What class were the boys enrolled in the morning before they killed at Columbine?

11. What other countries besides USA have violent pasts?

12. What does the news media want people to feel?

13. Who is the most common suspect on the US television?

14. Who most often gets in trouble for gun possession—kids in the city or kids in the suburbs?

15. Who conditions people in the United States to believe that their communities are dangerous?

16. What does the former TV producer of Cops say sells in the media?

17. How many gun murders were there in Sarnia, Canada, in the past three

years? How many in Windsor?

18. What are some misconceptions about Canada? What is the truth?

19. Does Canada have guns? In 2001, could they get guns/ ammunition easily? Explain.

20. How is Canadian TV news different from TV news in the United States?

21. How is the health care system in Canada different from health care in the United States?

22. What does Michael Moore take Richard and Mark to do at K-Mart headquarters?

23. What do Mark, Richard and Michael convince K-Mart to do about selling

ammunition in their stores?

24. Whom does Michael Moore visit at his house in Hollywood? What is the

outcome of their discussion?

25. What did you learn from the film?

26. What are some of the questions this film poses?
27. After watching this film, what else do you want to know?