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American Deaf Culture Quiz (PreUnit) from Signing Naturally Unit 1-6
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The 5 parameters for a sign are:
Location, movement, color, glance, and palm orientation
Location, object, person, action, facial expression
Handshape, location, classifier, structure, and facial expression
Handshape, location, palm orientation, movement, and facial expression
2
Who was the famous Deaf artist who had their own exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum?
Marie Jean Philip
Regina Olson Hughes
Douglas Tilden
Andrew Foster
3
Which of the following are valued in the Deaf community (multiple right answers)?
being kept informed about the community
sense of social obligation/duty to the community/relationshi
ability to speak well / being self relient
restoring one's hearing
4
Who was considered the "Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet" to Deaf people in Africa?
Andrew Foster
Douglas Tilden
Marie Jean Philip
Regina Olson Huges
5
In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and Hearing people is:
speech and lipreading
using Sign Language
writing back and forth
using interpreters
6
To get the attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:
wave in his/her face
yell as loud as you can
go around and stand in front of the person
tap him/her on the shoulder
7
If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:
find another path
bend down very low to stay out of their signing space
wait until they stop talking before you pass through
go ahead and walk through
8
ASL is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries (multiple right answers)?
United States
Mexico/Brazil
England
Canada
9
What is American Sign Language (ASL)? (multiple right answers)
a language capable of expressing abstract ideas
a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning
a visual form of English
a language that relies on mime / using picture like gestures
10
Who gives you a name sign?
Whoever you want
The Deaf Community
Your Parents
Your ASL Teachers
11
Which of the following is a strategy used to ask what the sign for something is:
Point at an object
Draw a picture
Use opposites
List things in the category
12
Approximately what percent of Deaf people who marry are married to other Deaf people?
75%
90
50%
25%
13
The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily:
stylistic
emotive
grammatical
14
When walking through a signed environment you should NOT:
Say "excuse me"
Wait for permission
Move a person
Walk through
15
Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people (multiple right answers)?
talking (using voice) in the presence of Deaf people
moving a person aside so you can pass through
describing a distinctive feature of a person
watching a signed conversation
16
ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through (multiple right answers):
Deaf family members
Residential schools for the Deaf
Deaf adults in the community
Teachers (Deaf/Hearing/ASL)
17
ASL makes use of the space in front of a signer's body to (multiple right answers):
express time concepts
convey distance
contrast two people, places, things, or ideas
indicate sentence types
18
While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer's
ears
hands
face
chest area
19
Other than the word "Deaf", a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people is:
deaf and dumb
none of these
hearing impaired
deaf and hard of hearing
20
When walking through a signed environment, you should:
Tap
Run
Walk slowly
Walk through
21
Gallaudet University is located in which city?
Rochester, NY
New York City, NY
Washington, DC
Los Angeles, CA
22
Who was a major supporter/researcher of the Bicultural/Bilingual approach in Education for Deaf students?
Douglas Tilden
Andrew Foster
Marie Jean Philip
Regina Olson Hughes
23
Who is the Deaf sculptor known for works such as "Football Players" and "The Bear Hunt"?
Andrew Foster
Douglas Tilden
Marie Jean Philip
Regina Olson Hughes
24
Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways (multiple right answers)?
interchangeably with any sign
as an artistic form of signing
to give names to people and places
to specify brand names
25
Historically, ASL is related to:
Swedish Sign Language
German Sign Language
French Sign Language
British Sign Language