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History 175 (2008)
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History 175 (2008)
Book Quiz #4 Study Guide: WHEN BROKEN GLASS FLOATS
Chanrithy Him's
Instructions: The Book Quiz will be comprised of two sections: matching and a short essay (with the answer limited to one side of a page). The matching terms will come from the list below. The quiz's essay question will be a modified version of one of the following. The strongest essays will include precise and pointed examples from the book to support your answer.
Matching Terms (30 pts): Ten terms from the following list will be selected and appear on the quiz.
Family: (see p. 29-30) Key Terms:
Chea PARA (Khmer People's National Liberation Front) p.260 Ra Angka (p. 14) /Angka Leu (p. 80) Ry Chhlop (p. 80) Arthy Mekorg (p. 130) Arvy kang prawattasa (p. 14) Uncle Seng Phnom Penh Khmer Political Figures: Khmer Rouge Prince Norodom Sihanouk Lon Nol (p. 58)
Essay Question (45 pts):One of the following questions will appear on the test. Your response should be detailed and clearly show you have read and "digested" the book's main points.
1. The title of the book, When Broken Glass Floats, is taken from a Cambodian proverb to mean when evil triumphs over good. Using specific examples discuss in which ways the Khmer Rouge successfully shattered the basic societal framework of Cambodian society.
2. A the beginning of Chapter 12, Chanrithy Him quotes the New Internationalist (1993) "Year Zero was the dawn of a new age in which, in extremis, there would be no families, no sentiment, no expression of love or grief, no medicines, no hospitals, no schools, no books, no learning, no holidays, no music: only work and death." Year Zero (1975) marked the beginning of a four year period when conservatively one million Cambodians (one in seven) died as a result of the new policies. Yet, there appears to be passive acceptance of the new political regime. What tactics did the government use (as well as the psychological allure) and why were they successful (at least initially)?
3. A repeated theme in When Broken Glass Floats is the resilience of basic elements of Camodian culture, conventions and habits: traditional terms of respect, basic courtesies, and even a willingness to risk death in order to retain some sense of humaneness towards others. Using specific examples to support your answer do you believe these are the exceptions which Chanrithy Him clung to in order to survive or actually more typical than is often written about?