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Deaf Culture: American Deaf Culture ASL
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1
In 1960, this person wrote the first book about the ASL language.
Bill Stokoe
William Stroke
Bill Shanter
William Stryker
2
ASL handshapes that often represent a noun but has no classification like English are called?
Handshapes
Inflection
Categories
Classifiers
3
How many years has ASL evolved in the U.S.
150 years
100 Years
200 years
250+ years
4
One visible cultural behavior among Deaf signers is
how they use their eyes
how they whisper in public
how they use their hands
how they walk and sign
5
This man was a strong supporter of Oralism, who was he?
Orson Wells
Thomas Edison
Alex Baldwin
Alexander G. Bell
6
At the end of the Deaf President Now Protest, 4 demands were met, what was one of them?
51% of the board must be Deaf
Jane Spilman must step down as chairperson
Students were given an extra week to go on Spring Break
Elisabeth Zinser must continue as president
7
This action shows listeners who is talking and where to look.
Eye Gaze
Classifiers
Pointing
Non-Manual Signals
8
Historically, American Sign Language is related to:
French sign language
Swedish sign language
British sign language
German sign language
9
To distinguish pieces of information by moving our body in different directions it is called:
SVO
Topic Comment
Shoulder Shifting
Listing and Ordering
10
The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily:
Attention getting
Emotive
Cultural
Grammatical
11
In Listing & Ordering what does the non-dominant hand do?
signs new information
moves the shoulder
holds the list
12
An example of reasonable accommodation for Deaf people in the workforce is...
Captioned audiovisual information
Visual alerts for audible alerts and messages
Providing cliff notes of a staff meeting
Hiring a co-worker who knows sign language
13
Which one of the following is not one of the five parameters of a sign.
palm orientation
movement
location
fingerspelling
14
Where are the feminine signs located?
Forehead
Hip
Shoulder
Chin
15
"Why are you learning ASL?" is asked to...
To get to know you
To understand your background
All of these
To understand your motivation
16
Where is the Age spot located?
chin
mouth
forehead
nose
17
5 parameters of ASL includes Handshape, NMS, Movement, Place in space and...
Deaf Culture
Fingerspelling system
Palm Orientation
Speed
18
Shortly after DPN, George Bush signed what Act of 1990?
All Handicapped Children
American Deaf People's Rights
Americans w/ Disabilities
American Disability Rights
19
The first school for the Deaf in 1817 was...
Gallaudet College
Illinois School for the Deaf
American School for the Deaf
Hartford School for the Deaf
20
What are home signs?
ASL learned at home
Signs used within a particular family
Improvised gestures
ASL signs
21
What percent of Deaf people have hearing parents?
90%
20%
30%
10%
22
The origins of ASL can be traced to a couple of Major historical influences.
Alexander Graham Bell & French Sign Language
The Deaf Conference in Milan Italy
Laurent Clerc and Alexander G. Bell
Inhabitants of Martha’s Vineyard & French Sign Language
23
The 1880 conference in Milan, Italy was a conference about what?
Oralism as a teaching tool.
Advancement of Deaf people.
Improve lip reading skills in Deaf children.
Development of Signed Languages around the world.
24
Approximately what percent of Deaf Children are raised in hearing families that do not know Sign?
70 percent
50 percent
10 percent
20 percent
25
What phrase refers to the Deaf communities clubs, sporting / social events?
Deaf Community
Hearing World
Deaf World
Deaf Culture
26
In Listing & Ordering what does the dominant hand do?
shifts a shoulder
holds the list
signs the age
signs new information
27
American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:
Deaf adults in the community
Residential schools for the Deaf
Classroom teachers
Sign Language teachers
28
Other than the word “Deaf,” a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are:
hearing impaired
none of the above
hard of hearing
deaf mutes
29
American Sign Language is used by most Deaf People in which of the following countries?
Canada & Mexico
Brazil & USA
USA & Canada
Mexico & USA
30
One visible cultural behavior among Deaf signers is how they get someone’s attention. They do this by
flashing the lights off and on
stomping on a wooden floor or surface that will cause a vibration
jumping up and down so the person will see them
tapping, waving in their peripheral vision, causing a vibration
31
Placing a child in the most appropriate educational setting is called what?
Mainstreaming
Least Restrictive Environment
Individualized Educational Program
Inclusion
32
The Deaf culture is similar to more than 70% of the cultures in the world like
US, Canada and England
US, Africa and Asia
Africa, Asia and Latin America
None of the above
33
A disruptive pivotal moment in ASL and Deaf history occurred
in 1817 when first Deaf School opened
in 1880 the conference in Milan Italy
when Inhabitants from Martha's vineyard moved off the island
in 1742 when they were called Deaf Mutes
34
What percent of people are genetically deaf?
10%
20%
90%
30%
35
What year did DPN capture the world's attention?
1885
1985
1990
1988
36
Where do long lasting Deaf friendships begin?
School
Schools for the Deaf
Theatres for the Deaf
ASL clubs
37
This is used to make a visual list of information
Shoulder Shifting
Listing and Ordering
SVO
Topic Comment
38
While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer’s:
lips
hands
shoulders
face
39
Using all types of methods at one's disposal to teach Deaf children is called what?
SimCom
Cued Speech
Total Communication
Signed English
40
Robert Weibrecht invented a device that allowed Deaf people to communicate, what was it?
Texting
TTY
Telephone
Video Phone
41
What device was invented that caused such controversy within the Deaf Community?
Hearing Aids
Phonic Ears
Amplified Ear Buds
Cochlear Implants
42
What is NOT a visible cultural behavior among Deaf signers to get another person's attention?
Waving hands
Hitting a surface to create a vibration
Playing loud music
Stomping Feet
43
What is a CODA's first language typically?
English
ASL
Whatever their parents use
ASL & English
44
Who signed the charter to make Gallaudet the first College for the Deaf?
Abraham Lincoln
Dr. Cogswell
Thomas Gallaudet
Laurent Clerc
45
Among ASL signers, finger spelling is mainly used in what ways?
to specify brand names and to give names of people and places
as an artistic form of signing because it like poetry on the hands
none of the above signing is faster than fingerspelling things
interchangeably with any sign especially when there is no sign for a word
46
Why is art an important aspect of Deaf culture?
It cherishes Hearing people
It cherishes the Deaf World
It cherishes Deaf people
It cherishes the hands and visual communication
47
A signed system meant to communicate with Deaf people Internationally is called what?
Gestuno
Global Sign Language
World Sign Language
International Sign Language
48
When was Gallaudet University founded?
1742
1965
1864
1698
49
If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:
find another path
bend down very low in order to avoid passing through their signing space
go ahead and walk through
wait until they stop talking before you pass through
50
Who uses Home Signs?
Hearing relatives of Deaf
deaf people
Deaf people
Deaf people with hearing relatives
51
Many ASL signs are
acted out or mimed
equivalent to English words
are not directly translatable to English words
directly translatable to English words
52
Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people?
touching a person to get attention
looking at a signed conversation without indicating you know Sign Language
describing a distinctive feature of a person to identify him/her
walking in front or between them when they are having a conversation
53
When using shoulder shifting we do NOT use it for...
Listing
Comparing
Separating
Contrasting
54
Where was the first Deaf School in America Founded?
Hartford, Connecticut
Washington DC
Boston, Massachusetts
Martha’s Vineyard off Cape Cod
55
To get the attention of a Deaf person who is
looking the other way
, you should:
go around and stand in front of the person
tap him/her on the shoulder
yell as loud as you can
wave in his/her face
56
In what time period did linguists prove that ASL is a fully developed independent language unrelated to English?
1850’s
1860’s
1950's
1960’s
57
What does Audism mean?
Deny a person access to music
Feeling superior than others based on hearing ability.
Playing Justin Bieber music at full blast!
To deny Deaf people access to language.
58
Historically, which hearing people learned ASL?
Those that work with Deaf people
Deaf parents
Mothers
CODA's
59
Which of the following is valued in the Deaf Culture and community?
making cochlear implants more affordable
informed about the news and world events restoration of hearing loss
finding a cure for Deafness
Deaf people to govern their own affairs and stay informed in the community
60
Where are the masculine signs located?
forehead
chin
hip
shoulder
61
Who were the co-founders of the first American school for the Deaf
Lincoln, Gallaudet
Clerc, Lincoln
Cogswell, Gallaudet
Gallaudet, Clerc
62
Hearing Child of Deaf Adults is known by what?
CODA
DODA
HCODA
DAWHC
63
Although the Deaf recognize individual achievements and talents they are
Collectivist society
Individualist society
Unique to their own Deaf society
Both individualist and collectivist
64
A visible behavior is how the Deaf move among people in signing situations. If a path is blocked it is polite to:
Pause and wait for them to look at you and sign excuse me
Walk right through them
Find another path
Bend down and pass under their signing hands
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Sign Language is not an official ‘foreign’ language; it is more of an alternative language.
FALSE
TRUE
