Intro to Deaf Culture

Intro to Deaf Culture

by Kaitie Garland

Multiple Choice

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

• wait until they stop talking before you pass through

• bend down very low in order to avoid passing through

• go ahead and walk through

• find another path

Multiple Select

Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people?

• moving a person aside so you can pass through

• watching a signed conversation

• describing a distinctive feature of a person to identify him/her/them

• talking (using voice) in the presence of Deaf people

Multiple Choice

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

• speech and lipreading

• using Sign Language

• writing back and forth

• using interpreters

Multiple Select

Which of the following are valued in the Deaf community? (Choose all that apply)

• for community to govern their own affairs

• being kept informed about the community and its members

• to have a sense of social obligation and duty to the group

• to develop long term relationships

• to restore one's hearing

Multiple Choice

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

• deaf and dumb

• hearing impaired

• deaf and hard of hearing

• Deaf and Mute

• none of the above

Multiple Select

What is American Sign Language (ASL)

• A visual form of English

• a language that relies on mime

• a language capable of expressing abstract ideas

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

• a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning

Multiple Choice

Historically, ASL is related to:

• British Sign Language

• Swedish Sign Language

• French Sign Language

• German Sign Language

Multiple Select

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

Multiple Choice

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

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

Multiple Select

ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through: 

• Deaf Family Members

• Deaf Adults in the Community

• Residential Schools for the Deaf

• Sign Language Teachers

• classroom teachers

Multiple Choice

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in American Sign Language is primarily:

• grammatical

• stylistic

• emotive

Multiple Choice

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

• hands

• chest area

• face

Multiple Choice

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

• interchangeably with any sign

• to specify brand names

• as an artistic form of signing

• to give names to people and places

Multiple Select

American Sign Language makes use of the space in front of a signer's body to: (circle all that apply)

• convey distance

• contrast two people, places, things, or ideas

• express time concepts

• indicate sentence types

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 him/her/them on the shoulder

• wave in his/hers/their face

• go around and stand in front of the person