Deaf History Homework

What did Alice Cogswell's father pay Gallaudet to do?

• Go to Europe to learn ASL
• Go to Europe to learn to teach Deaf.
• Go to France and learn French sign language. 
• Go to England to learn sign language

Why didn't Gallaudet learn sign language in England?

• Oralism
• No Deaf school
• No one would teach him
• Too complicated

The first Deaf school in America was called the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb.  What is the new name?

• Connecticut School for the Deaf
• American School for the Deaf
• Connecticut Deaf School
• American Deaf School

What is French sign language called?

• LSF
• FSL
• SFL
• SLF

The formula for ASL is French Sign Language, homemade signs plus ____.

• Mary's Vineyard Sign Language
• Mimi's Vineyard Sign Language
• Millie's Vineyard Sign Language
• Martha's Vineyard Sign Language

What do the "dark years" in Deaf history stand for?

• oralism and oppression

• discrimination against Deaf

• hiring of Deaf teachers

• limited amount of Deaf schools being established

What country did the Milan Conference of 1880 take place? 

• Germany
• England
• France
• Italy

What was the name of the man who proved ASL was a language?

• Stokoe
• Gallaudet
• Clerc
• Lincoln

What was the name of the Deaf man who helped establish the American School for the Deaf?

• Clerc
• Gallaudet
• Lincoln
• Hopkins

In what year was the charter for Gallaudet University signed?

• 1817
• 1988
• 1880
• 1864