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Helen Keller Info + Helen Keller
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1
Helen Keller was taught to
communicate
by her mother.
False
True
2
Helen Keller was born where?
Arkansas
Australia
New Jersey
Alabama
3
Helen Keller was a prominent
activist
. What is an
activist
?
Someone who writes books
Someone who becomes famous
Someone with physical disabilities.
Someone who campaigns publicly on behalf of a cause
4
How old was Helen when Anne came to live with her and her family?
4
8
7
6
5
What can you infer from the fact that doctors couldn't find out the cause of Keller's illness?
Keller probably had an extremely rare illness
Keller's disabilities probably weren't caused by a disease
Medicine in the 1900s was less advanced than it is today
Keller's doctors were uneducated and ignorant
6
Order:
A. HK graduates from college
; B. HK meets Pres. Kennedy;
C. HK goes on lecture tour
C, B, A
C, A, B
A, B, C
A, C, B
7
How old was Helen when she wrote her first book?
In her thirties
Age 18
In her forties
In her twenties
8
Why did Helen Keller misbehave as a child?
Illness that left her deaf & blind also damaged her brain
She and Anne Sullivan didn't get along
She believed her parents caused her disabilities
She couldn't communicate with the people around her
9
What was the title of her first book?
"The Story of My Life"
"Helen Keller's Life Story"
"My Biography"
"My Real Life Story"
10
What year was Helen Keller born?
1880
1680
1888
1980
11
Sullivan taught HK the manual alphabet. What does "manual" mean?
Related to the Braille alphabet
Related to the Roman alphabet
Related to disabled people
Related to the human hand
12
Anne Sullivan spelled letters, creating words into Helen's palm.
False
True
13
Who was Helen's Teacher?
Ally Sullivan
Amy Sullivan
Andria Sullivan
Anne Sullivan
14
What
inspiring
thing did Helen do that no one else with her disability had done before?
Go to college
Learn Braille
Sign Language
Talk
15
How would you classify the relationship between Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan?
Cold and unfriendly
Brief, but warm
Close and long-lasting
Strictly professional
16
What was the significance of this object in HK's life story?
It was where she first learned how to read
It was where she first met Anne Sullivan
It was where she first learned the Braille alphabet
It was where she first understood the concept of language
17
Was Helen Keller born deaf and blind?
No
Yes
18
Helen learned to communicate by using what tool?
Hair
Food
Water Pump
Oil
19
Helen Graduated from what college?
Radcliffe
UCLA
Boston College
Harvard
20
What can you conclude from the fact HK learned to type in Braille & the regular typewriter?
HK was dedicated to learning to write & express herself
HK must have majored in typing in college
HK had to learn typing because Sullivan couldn't spell
Typewriters were not very reliable back then
21
What did Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan have in common?
Both were very poor
Both were accomplished authors
Both were Southerners
Both had damaged eyesight
22
Which of these statements is an
opinion
about Helen Keller?
Helen Keller wrote 12 books
Helen Keller's achievements were miraculous
HK was the first deaf/blind person to graduate from college
Helen Keller learned to read and write in five languages
