ASL and Deaf Culture (SN Quiz)

ASL and Deaf Culture (SN Quiz)

How much do you know about Deaf Culture and ASL?

Multiple Choice

What is American Sign Language?

• a visual form of English

• a language that relies on mime

• a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning

• a language using picture-like gestures to express ideas and concepts

American Sign Language

• Completely different from English

• Just like any other language, it is fully capable of expressing any ideas

• It is a 3D language

• doesn't have a written or reading component

Multiple Choice

American Sign Language is most closely related to...

• British Sign Language

• French Sign Language

• Swedish Sign Language

• German Sign Language

ASL is most closely related to French Sign Language.

However, we are very different now. You'll be learning why we are closely related to FSL later this year!

Multiple Choice

ASL is used by most Deaf people in the following countries?

• Canada and the US.

• Only the US.

• US and Mexico

• Canada, Mexico, and the US

• England and the US

ASL is used in only the United States and Canada.

Multiple Choice

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

• 10%

• 20%

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

90% of Deaf people marry other Deaf people.

Why do you think that is?

Multiple Select

ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through (select two)

• Deaf family members

• Deaf adults in the community

• Sign Language Teachers

• Deaf Education Teachers

• Deaf residential schools

Traditionally, ASL was kept alive through Deaf families and residential schools.

Now there are many places where people can learn sign language, but the best is through a native Deaf person.

Multiple Choice

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily

• grammatical

• stylistic

• emotive

Remember, ASL is a visual language. Your face has a major role to play!

You're going to have to get comfortable with looking a bit silly.

Multiple Choice

While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer's

• hands

• chest area

• face

Your hands are usually up high enough you can see both the face and signs at the same time.

This takes some practice!

Multiple Choice

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

• interchangeably with any sign

• to specify proper nouns (such as people, places, and brands)

• as an artistic form of signing

Fingerspelling is used for proper nouns that don't have an established sign.

This includes names, places, brands, and titles.

Multiple Choice

ASL makes use of the space in front of a signer's body to do everything except

• convey distance

• contrast two people, places, things, or ideas

• express time concepts

• indicate sentence types

ASL is a visual language. We make use of the whole body!

Multiple Choice

To get the attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should

• yell as loud as you can

• tap them on the shoulder

• wave in their face

• go around and stand in front of the person

You can get a Deaf person's attention by tapping their shoulder, waving, or stomping. It depends on the situation.

Multiple Choice

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

• wait until they stop talking before you pass throu

• bend down very low in order to avoid passing through their signing space

• go ahead and walk through

• find another path

Yes, just walk on through!

You're less of a distraction to the conversation this way.

It's weird to us who are hearing because we typically walk around conversations when people are talking.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people? (Select two)

• moving a person aside so you can pass through

• watching a signed conversation

• describing a distinctive feature of a person to identify them

• talking with your voice around Deaf people

Really - it's not rude?

• Moving a person aside doesn't interrupt the flow of conversation. There's a high chance this happens because the people conversing don't know they are blocking a path.

• Watching a signed conversation is rude - it's the same as eavesdropping.

• Describing a distinctive feature is part of Deaf culture. It's not being rude; it's an honest description of something that is seen.

• Talking with your voice is rude. Try communicating in ASL or you can write/type with the Deaf person. Equal access.

Multiple Choice

In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is

• speech and lipreading

• using sign language

• writing / typing back and forth

• using interpreters

Only about 30% of what you say is visible on your lips.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are vaulted in the Deaf Community? (Select two)

• being kept informed about the community and its members

• restoring one's hearing

• ability to speak well

• to develop long term relationships

• to be self-reliant

Deaf people value their culture and community. They care about their people, not about their ability to hear.

Multiple Choice

Other than the word "Deaf" or "Hard of hearing", a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf or HOH people would be to say they are

• deaf and dumb

• deaf mute

• hearing impaired

• all of the above

• none of the above

Deaf and Hard of hearing are the correct terms.

Deaf people prefer to focus on what they have (culture and language) than words that focus on what they don't.