ASL Deaf Culture Quiz (on final) Flashcards
What is ASL? (Circle 2 answers)
a. a visual form of English
b. a language that relies on mime
c. a language capable of expressing abstract ideas
d. a language using picture-like gestures to express ideas and concepts
e. a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning
c. a language capable of expressing abstract ideas
e. a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning
Historically, ASL is related to:
a. British sign language
b. Swedish sign language
c. French sign language
d. German sign language
C. French Sign Language
ASL is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries?
a. Canada
b. United States
c. Mexico
d. Brazil
e. England
a. Canada
b. United States
Approximately what percent of Deaf people who marry are married to other Deaf people?
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
e. 90 percent
e. 90 percent
ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:
a. Deaf family members
b. Deaf adults in the community
c. Residential schools for the Deaf
d. Sign language teachers
e. classroom teachers
a. Deaf family members
c. Residential schools for the Deaf
The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily:
a. grammatical
b. stylistic
c. emotive
a. grammatical
While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer’s
a. hands
b. chest area
c. face
c. face
Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways?
a. interchangeably with any sign
b. to specify brand names
c. as an artistic form of signing
d. to give names to people and places
b. to specify brand names
d. to give names to people and places
ASL makes use of the space in front of a signer’s body to: (circle all that apply)
a. convey distance
b. contrast two people, places, things, or ideas
c. express time concepts
d. indicate sentence types
a. convey distance
b. contrast two people, places, things, or ideas
c. express time concepts
To get the attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:
a. yell as loud as you can
b. tap him/her on the shoulder
c. wave in his/her face
d. find another path
b. tap him/her on the shoulder
If your path is blocked by 2 signers conversing with eachother, you should:
a. wait until they stop talking before you pass through
b. bend down very low in order to avoid passing through their signing space
c. go ahead and walk through
d. find another path
c. go ahead and walk through
Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people?
a. moving a person aside so you can walk through
b. watching a signed conversation
c. describing a distinctive feature of a person to identify him/her
d. talking (using voice) in the presence of Deaf people
b. watching a signed conversation
d. talking (using voice) in the presence of Deaf people
In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:
a. speech and lipreading
b. using Sign Language
c. writing back and forth
d. using interpreters
a. speech and lipreading
Which of the following are valued in the Deaf community? (circle all that apply)
a. for community to govern their own affairs
b. being kept informed about the community and duty to the group
c. restoring ones hearing
d. ability to speak well
e. to have a sense of social obligation and duty to the group
f. to develop long term relationships
g. to be self-reliant (be your own person)
a. for community to govern their own affairs
b. being kept informed about the community and its members
e. to have a sense of social obligation and duty to the group
f. to develop long term relationships
Other than the word “Deaf”, a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say that they are:
a. deaf and dumb
b. deaf mutes
c. hearing impaired
d. deaf and hard of hearing
e. all of the above
f. none of the above
f. none of the above
