Laurent Clerc Questions

Question 1

Who is Laurent Clerc?

Answer 1

Deaf French man that came to America and helped cofound the first school for the deaf in America, made the foundation of Asl

Question 1

When was Clerc born?

Answer 1

December 26, 1785

Question 1

When did Clerc die?

Answer 1

July 18, 1869

Question 1

Who started Gaulladet university

Answer 1

Gaulladet a son, Edward miner Gaulladet

Question 2

When did Clerc retire

How many years before Miss Barnett was born

Answer 2

1858

100 years

Question 3

When Clerc signed infront of congress, what happened

Answer 3

He got a standing ovation

Question 4

Who interpreted Clerc at congress

Answer 4

Henery Hudson

Question 5

What language did Clerc write in his journal on the way to America

Answer 5

English

Question 6

Who were the 3 French people to go to England and give free lectures

Answer 6

Sicard, Massieu ,Clerc

Question 7

How many years was the contract that Gaulladet gave Clerc to come to America

Answer 7

3 years

Question 8

Who was Clercs father

Answer 8

Mayor and justice of the peace

Question 9

Who was Clercs best friend

Answer 9

Thomas Gaulladet

Question 10

Who was Clercs life long friend

Answer 10

His teacher Jean Massieu

Question 11

What did Massieu give Clerc as a symbol of their friendship

Answer 11

A pocket watch

Question 12

Who did Gaulladet marry

Answer 12

Sophia Fowler

Question 16

What caused Alice Cogswell to become deaf

Answer 16

Spotted fever

Question 17

Who created and founded the first deaf school in the world

Answer 17

Abbé Charles-Michel de l’Épée

Question 18

What was the name of the first deaf school in the world

Answer 18

the National Institute for Deaf and Mutes

Question 19

How’d long did Clerc roam the countryside

Answer 19

12 years

Question 20

Where was Laurent Clerc born?

Answer 20

La Balme, France

Question 21

Who did Clerc become friends with in America

Answer 21

Alice Cogswell, Thomas Gaulladet, and dr. Cogswell

Question 22

Who was Laurent Clerc’s father

Answer 22

The mayor of their town and justice of the peace

Question 23

Who did Clerc marry?

Answer 23

Eliza Crocker Boardman

Question 24

Was Clercs wife deaf or hearing?

Answer 24

Deaf

Question 25

How many children did Clerc have? How many stayed alive? How many were deaf?

Answer 25

6, 4, 0

Question 26

What is gaulladets name sign

Answer 26

Eye-glasses

Question 27

What title do the deaf tribute to Clerc?

Answer 27

Deaf apostle of America

Question 28

What did Clercs parents think of him?

Answer 28

His dad was embarrassed and his mom tried to find a cure and a school

Question 29

What route did they take to America?

Answer 29

Paris to Boston | England?

Question 30

Who was the first deaf teacher in America

Answer 30

Clerc

Question 31

How many of Gaulladets children were deaf?

Answer 31

Zero

Question 32

Where did Clerc attend school

Answer 32

the Instit National de Jeune Sourds­-Mirets

Question 33

How did Clerc go deaf? What senses does he have left?

Answer 33

He fell out of his high chair near the fireplace, got a fever, the fever gave him an infection, the infection made him lose his hearing

Question 34

How did Clerc get to America?

Answer 34

Thomas Gaulladet offered him a 3 year contract to come and teach the deaf in America

Question 35

Who was Thomas Gaulladet

Answer 35

An educator and philanthropist that established the American School for the Deaf

Question 36

What is Clercs name sign?

Answer 36

U hand. A scar on his face from falling off a high chair and to the fireplace when he was about a year old.

Question 37

When was Gaulladet born

Answer 37

December 10, 1787

Question 38

When did Gaulladet die

Answer 38

1851

Question 39

When did Gaulladet die

Answer 39

September 10, 1851

Question 40

When did Gaulladet and Clerc leave for America

Answer 40

June 18, 1816

Question 41

Why did Gaulladet go to England

Answer 41

He wanted to learn teaching methods to teach the deaf