Unit One

Question 1

Where did ASL evolve in

Answer 1

U.S. and Canada

Question 2

Although it is primarily - that use ASL, - around them acquire the language as well.

Answer 2

Deaf hearing

Question 3

When did the linguists recognize ASL as a language

Answer 3

Mid 1960s

Question 4

There is evidence that in the _ the inhabitants of _ off of Cape Cod had a genetic pool resulting in _

Answer 4

1600s, Martha’s Vineyard, several Deaf people in the community

Question 5

When and where was the first school for the Deaf founded

Answer 5

1817 Hartford, Connecticut

Question 6

The second major influence was _ sign language brought by the school’s founders _, a Deaf teacher from France and _, a hearing American minister. The blending of _ sign language and _ sign language formed the basis for ASL today

Answer 6

French
Laurent Clerc
Thomas Gallaudet
Indigenous
French

Question 7

What percentage of Deaf children are raised in hearing Families that do not sign

Answer 7

70%

Question 8

What percentage of Deaf children are born into hearing families that embrace the Deaf culture and use sign?

Answer 8

20%

Question 9

For Deaf children the _ has been the primary venue for learning ASL.

Answer 9

Deaf Residential School

Question 10

The early _ century saw ASL flourish through residential schools.

Answer 10

19

Question 11

Gallaudet university was founded in _ with a charter signed by _

Answer 11

1864

President Abraham Lincoln

Question 12

A pivotal movement in ASL and Deaf culture occurred in _

Answer 12

1880

Question 13

Did the congress vote in favor for the oral method to be used with all Deaf children?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

In a span of _ years following the conference, the percentage of children being taught the oral method grew from a small number to an astounding _

Answer 14

40 80%

Question 15

Before that Deaf teachers constituted _ of all teachers for the Deaf but the number went down to _ in many parts of Europe.

Answer 15

45% 11%

Question 16

What year did the linguists at Gallaudet prove that ASL is a fully developed independent language unrelated to English.

Answer 16

1960s

Question 17

One way of understanding the a culture is to

Answer 17

See how the members identify themselves

Question 18

What are some terms the Deaf find offensive?

Answer 18

Deaf and Dumb, deaf mute, Deaf and hard of hearing, Hearing Impaired, people with hearing loss

Question 19

What is a term the Deaf don’t find offensive

Answer 19

Deaf with a capital “D”

Question 20

People within the Deaf culture value being kept informed about _

Answer 20

The environment, community, and its members

Question 21

One visual culture behavior among the Deaf signers is how _ are used during signed interactions

Answer 21

Their eyes

Question 22

What is another visual cultural behavior among the Deaf

Answer 22

The way they get other people’s attention

Question 23

What are ways they get other people’s attention?

Answer 23

Waving in the person’s peripheral vision, taping on certain parts of the body, and or hitting a surface to create vibrations

Question 24

What is on etching the Deaf find disrespectful

Answer 24

Knowing ASL yet speaking without signing in front of Deaf people.

Question 25

Is ASL a derivative of English?

Answer 25

No

Question 26

Is ASL a universal language that can be understood by signers all over the world?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

What are the basic five parameters of every sign?

Answer 27

Handshape, palm orientation, location, movement, and non- manual features such as facial expressions

Question 28

What do you avoid when you are signing

Answer 28

Stamping, bouncing

Question 29

When you sign you keep your elbow_ and your arm_

Answer 29

Down relaxed

Question 30

What are examples of fist letters

Answer 30

Aeiostmn

Question 31

Conversation

Answer 31

A: greets, give name, asks for name B: give name A & B: express pleasure in meeting each other

Question 32

What are the non manual markers for asking wh word questions

Answer 32

Furrow brows together Lean head forward without breaking eye contact with the listener Hold the last sign which should be a wh word sign until your listener starts to answers

Question 33

How to begin and end a conversation

Answer 33

Say hi then then talk express pleasure in meeting i.e. nice to meet you

Question 34

Three wh word questions

Answer 34

What who where

Question 35

What are ways the Deaf might try to communicate with you?

Answer 35

Signing, gestures, writing or typing, third person, and lip reading and speech

Question 36

What do you need to remember to do as a new signer?

Answer 36

Let the Deaf person know that you sign Avoid spoken English or using voice without relaying information in ASL Let the Deaf person set the communication mode

Question 37

How do you get another person's attention?

Answer 37

Waving, tapping, and using an intermediary

Question 38

Which non manual markers do u use when asking yes no questions

Answer 38

Raise eyebrows through question Lean head forward with last sign Hold the last sign until listener starts to answer

Question 39

How to affirm

Answer 39

Begin nodding just before responding | Continues nodding until the end of the sentence

Question 40

Negate

Answer 40

Begins shaking his head just before responding | Nods when giving correct information

Question 41

Sign that shows active listening

Answer 41

I see

Question 42

Signs that don't show active listening

Answer 42

Right, yes

Question 43

After exchanging names and establishing that you are hearing, a Deaf person may ask whether or not you are learning ASL, whether or not you teacher is Deaf, the first and last name of your teacher, and possibly why you are learning ASL

Answer 43

whether or not you are learning ASL, whether or not you teacher is Deaf, the first and last name of your teacher, and possibly why you are learning ASL

Question 44

After exchanging names and establishing that you are Deaf, a Deaf person will ask

Answer 44

Where you grew up, if you went to a Deaf school, what years you went to school there, if you went to Gallaudet, is yes what class, it might even go to people you might know in common.

Question 45

Which hand do you use for one handed signs

Answer 45

Your dominant hand

Question 46

Which hand do you use for two handed symmetrical signs?

Answer 46

Both dominant and non dominant hands

Question 47

Who signs the diploma when a person graduates from Gallaudet

Answer 47

President of the United States

Question 48

Gallaudet University located in _ holds a special place in the Deaf world

Answer 48

Washington D.C.

Question 49

Since when did it hold a special place in the Deaf world

Answer 49

Since President Lincoln signed the act to establish the school in 1864

Question 50

True or false it is the not the only Deaf liberal arts university in the world and is both repository of ASL,Deaf culture and history, and an inspiring setting for higher learning

Answer 50

False

Question 51

The university offers over _ undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than _ disciplines

Answer 51

80 20

Question 52

Occupations

Answer 52

educators, lawyers, actors, writers, entrepreneurs, researchers, CEOs, CFO's, artists, therapists, social workers,