ASL 1 Deaf Culture Quiz

 Historically, American Sign Language is related to:

• British Sign Language
• Swedish Sign Language
• French Sign Language
• German Sign Language

American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries: (2 answers ):

• Canada and United States
• United States and Mexico
• Mexico and England
• England and Brazil

ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through
(2 answers):

• Deaf adults in the community and sign language teachers
• Deaf family members and Residential school for the Deaf
• classroom teachers and deaf family members
• deaf adults and residential schools for the deaf

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

• grammatical
• stylistic
• emotive
• unnecessary

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

• hands
• chest area
• face
• ears

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 on the shoulder
• wave in his/her face
• go around and stand in front of the person

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 their signing space
• go ahead and walk through
• find another path

Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people:

• moving a person aside so you can pass through and watching a signed conversation
• watching a signed conversation and describing a distinctive feature of a person to identify him/her
• describing a distinctive feature of a person and moving a person aside
• watching a signed conversation and talking in the presence of Deaf people

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

• deaf and dumb or deaf mutes
• hearing impaired or hard of hearing
• all of the above
• none of the above 

What is American Sign Language? 

• A visual form of English and a language that relies on mime
• A language that relies on mime and picture-like gestures to express ideas and concepts
• A language capable of expressing abstract ideas and utilizing space and movement to convey meaning
• Language using picture-like gestures to express ideas and concepts and a visual form of English