ASL Final Exam

Question 1

Laurent Clerc

Answer 1

First deaf teacher in America

Question 2

Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz

Answer 2

Current President of Gallaudet University

Question 3

Alexander Graham Bell

Answer 3

Supported Oral Method, opposed Manual Method (ASL)

Question 4

Alice Cogswell

Answer 4

Gallaudet’s inspiration

Question 5

Abbe DeL’Eppe

Answer 5

Father of Public Education for the Deaf

Question 6

I. King Jordan

Answer 6

First Deaf President of Gallaudet

Question 7

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

Answer 7

Father of American Education for the Deaf

Question 8

Abbe Sicard

Answer 8

De L’Epee Successor/Clerc’s Teacher

Question 9

Edward Miner Gallaudet

Answer 9

First President/Founder of Gallaudet University

Question 10

1817 Hartford, Conn.

Answer 10

1st American Public School for the Deaf

Question 11

1755, Paris, France

Answer 11

1st Public School for Deaf

Question 12

March 6-13, 1988

Answer 12

Deaf President Now

Question 13

1864

Answer 13

Lincoln signs bill to establish Gallaudet University

Question 14

5 Parameters of Sign

Answer 14

1) Handshape
2) Orientation
3) Placement
4) Movement
5) Non manual markers (NMM)

Question 15

3 Classifiers

Answer 15

1) Descriptive (DCL)
2) Locative (LCL)
3) Semantic (SCL)

Question 16

5 ASL Sentence Types

Answer 16

1) Statement
2) Yes/No question
3) “WH” question
4) Affirmation
5) Negation

Question 17

3 Time Signs

Answer 17

1) Modal
2) Strong time indicator
3) Frequency

Question 18

3 C’s of Fingerspelling

Answer 18

1) Context
2) Configuration
3) Closure

Question 19

4 ASL Pronouns

Answer 19

1) Personal
2) Possesive
3) Dual personal
4) Honorific

Question 20

2 Referents

Answer 20

1) Present

2) Absent

Question 21

3 NMM associated with distance

Answer 21

1) “CS”
2) “MM”
3) “CHA”

Question 22

NOUN VERB PAIR

Answer 22

Chair & Sit or Store & Sell

Question 23

Fingerspelled loan sign

Answer 23

Bus or Apt (apartment)

Question 24

Symmetrical sign

Answer 24

Sunday or Store

Question 25

Asymmetrical sign

Answer 25

Computer or Sister

Question 26

Iconic sign

Answer 26

Coca-cola or Movie

Question 27

Arbitrary sign

Answer 27

(sign not related to word)

Good or Apple

Question 28

Initialization sign

Answer 28

Dorm or Restaurant

Question 29

Agent Marker

Answer 29

(-ER)
Teach + agent marker = Teacher
Learn + agent marker = Learner (student)

Question 30

Agreement Verbs

Answer 30

Help - help you/help me

Join - join you/join me