Chp. 4

Question 1

English-based signing systems were developed because?

• Many young deaf children aren’t exposed to any language at home
• Deaf people don’t know how to label parts of speech
• ASL is not a true language
• ASL doesn’t use a proper syntax

Answer 1

Many young deaf children aren’t exposed to any language at home

Question 2

Deaf people view the term “hearing impaired” as all of the following, except?

• inspiring
• stigmatizing
• negative
• marginalizing

Answer 2

Inspiring

Question 3

When interpreting for a person who is Deaf-Blind, an interpreter should?

• Sit near a very bright light to compensate for the person’s blindness
• Ask how the Deaf-Blind person prefers to communicate
• Sit very close to the Deaf-Blind person
• Always use tactile signing

Answer 3

Ask how the Deaf-Blind person prefers to communicate

Question 4

Hearing people perceive deafness as?

• contagious
• just a label
• a deficit
• normal

Answer 4

A deficit

Question 5

American Sign Language has some linguistic roots from?

• La Langue de Signs Quebecoise
• Langue des signes française
• Lengua de señas mexicana
• British Sign Language

Answer 5

Langue des signes française

Question 6

__________________ is a signing system that evolved primarily amongst interpreters

• Conceptually Accurate Signed English
• Signed English
• Seeing Essential English
• The Rochester Method

Answer 6

Conceptually Accurate Sign English

Question 7

Attitudinal deafness is?

• a descriptive term detailing how hearing people view deaf people
• the degree to which one subscribes to the norms and values of Deaf culture
• the belief that deaf people are silent and lonely
• the attitude that deafness is a problem needing to be fixed

Answer 7

The degree to which one subscribes to the norms and values of Deaf culture

Question 8

All of these are identifying characteristics of Deaf people, except?

• type of schooling
• age of exposure to ASL
• having other family members that are Deaf
• speech and speech-reading skills

Answer 8

Speech and speech-reading skills

Question 9

Languages are used by members of a community for all of the following except?

• sharing emotions
• lipreading
• social interaction
• communication of ideas

Answer 9

lipreading

Question 10

Within the Deaf community, the term “hearing loss” is viewed negatively because many Deaf people were born deaf and never “lost” anything, T/F?

Answer 10

True