The Life Of Louis Braille

What caused Louis Braille's blindness?

• Scarlet Fever

• He was born blind.

• An injury with a sharp awl.

• Small Pox

What genre of book is the story of Louis Braille?

• Science Fiction

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

• Fairy Tale

Which of the following events occurred last in the Louis Braille story?

• Louis's system for the blind is used around the world.

• Louis dies of tuberculosis.

• Louis is a successful school teacher.

• The Institute moves to a new building a Louis' dots are demonstrated at a ceremony.

Louis Braille became _____________ when he was 3 years old.

• deaf

• orphaned

• blind

• rich

Louis Braille invented a system called the braille alphabet by arranging _______ dots for each letter.

• 20

• 6

• 12

• 4

At first, many people thought that students reading braille were playing a trick on them.

• True

• False

Louis Braille was born in:

• London

• Spain

• Italy

• France

Louis was ______ when he moved to attend school in ______.

• 10 years old\ Spain

• 10 years old\ Paris

• 11 years old\ Spain

• 11 years old\ Paris

Louis invented his Braille system:

• After graduation.

• When he was 15 years old.

• When he was 17 years old.

• With the help of his sister.

By using the Louis Braille system, a person could write in how many different languages?

• Only in English

• Only 3

• Only in French

• This system worked for many different languages.