ASL Final Study Guid 1st Semester

Question 1

What is American sign language?

Answer 1

A language capable of expressing abstract ideas

Question 2

Historically, American sign language is related to?

Answer 2

French sign language

Question 3

American sign language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries?

Answer 3

Canada, United States

Question 4

Approximately what percent of deaf people who marry are married to other deaf people?

Answer 4

90%

Question 5

American sign language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through?

Answer 5

Deaf family members, residential school of the Deaf

Question 6

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in American sign language is primarily?

Answer 6

Grammatical

Question 7

While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signers?

Answer 7

Face

Question 8

Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways?

Answer 8

Giving names and specifying brand names

Question 9

American sign language makes use of the space in front of a signers body to?

Answer 9

Convey distance, contrast two people, places, things or ideas, express time concepts

Question 10

If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should?

Answer 10

Walk through them

Question 11

Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people?

Answer 11

Watching a signed conversation, talking in the presence of a Deaf person

Question 12

in general, the least effective communication strategy between a deaf and hearing people is?

Answer 12

Speech and lip reading

Question 13

Which of the following are valued in the death community?

Answer 13

Being kept informed in the community and its members, having sense of obligation and duty, develop wrong term relationships

Question 14

Other than the word “Deaf”, a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are:

Answer 14

Nothing else just Deaf with a “D”

Question 15

Name five professions of the Deaf

Answer 15

Dental nurse, builder, truck driver, chef, zoologist

Question 16

What does ADA stand for?

Answer 16

American with disabilities act

Question 17

What are the five parameters of ASL?

Answer 17

Hand shape, orientation, location, movement, nonmanual markers

Question 18

Name a sign that has the same hand shape, same movement, but different location:

Answer 18

Summer, ugly, dry

Question 19

Name a sign that has the same hand shape, different movement, same location:

Answer 19

Chair, egg, train

Question 20

Name a sign that has different hand shape, save movement, Same location

Answer 20

Clear, but, explore

Question 21

DPN stands for?

Answer 21

Deaf president Now

Question 22

Who signed a bill granting Gallaudet University the ability to award diplomas?

Answer 22

Richard Nixon

Question 23

Who was the first Deaf president for Gallaudet university?

Answer 23

1 king Jordan

Question 24

What year did the ADA become law?

Answer 24

1990

Question 25

Which US president signed the ADA into law?

Answer 25

George HW Bush

Question 26

If I raise my eyebrows while asking a question, I am probably asking a yes or no question

Answer 26

True

Question 27

If I furrow my eyebrows while asking a question, I am asking a WH question

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Name the eight letters of the finger spelled alphabet that share a handshape with another letter

Answer 28

G, Q| H, U| I, J| K,P

Question 29

What type of sentence should be accompanied by head nodding?

Answer 29

Simple affirmative sentence

Question 30

What type of sentence should be accompanied by head shaking?

Answer 30

Simple negative sentence

Question 31

ASL has no true written form but gloss is used for things such as court hearings, teaching ASL etc.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

American sign language originated from French Sign Language

Answer 32

True

Question 33

SEE is a signed code for English rather than a whole language

Answer 33

True

Question 34

PSE- Pidgin Signed Language - ASL signed in English word order

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Who is Regina Olson Hughes?

Answer 35

Renowned Deaf scientific illustrator

Question 36

Name two or more Of Regina Olson Hughes accomplishments?

Answer 36

Received an award for superior service for her original scientific drawings

Question 37

When was the football huddle created and by who?

Answer 37

1894 by Paul Hubbord