Spring 2026 DEAF 401 Wayground Quizizz 1

What is the earliest known written record related to deaf people?

• Edina Papyrus
• Ebers Papyrus
• The Egyptian Papers
• Pharaoh's Law

Which year was the Ebers Papyrus produced?

• Around 1440 BC
• 500 AD
• Around 1550 BC
• 1977 AD

Who said "indirectly...hearing...contributes most to the growth of intelligence."

• Socrates
• Plato
• Aristotle
• Pythagoras

What is the main point of the story about Croesus and his deaf son?

• The deaf son learning to sign
• Croesus learning to sign
• Croesus looking for a way for his deaf son to become hearing
• The deaf son being shocked into acquiring speech

It is said that Deaf people were involved in building the Titanic.

• True
• False
• Partially true
• I don't know!

After the first deaf person appeared, how often have Deaf people appeared in history?

• Everywhere, ever since!
• Rarely!
• Occassionally!
• Often, only in selected places!

Where did Fray Pedro Ponce de León teach deaf children?

• Burgos, Spain
• Oña, Spain
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Bilbao, Spain

Who were Fray Pedro Ponce de León's first deaf student(s)?

• Francisco and Pedro de Velasco
• Guillermo Herrera
• Anita Rivera
• Miguel and Juanita Ramos

According to APOTO, what are the names of the earliest known teacher and deaf student in today's United States?

• Thomas Gallaudet & Alice Cogswell
• Laurent Clerc & Alice Cogswell
• John Harrower & John Edge
• Thomas Braidwood & Charles Shirreff

Were St. Augustine's comments about Deaf people properly understood throughout history?

• No-they were taken out of context
• Yes-they led to the first Deaf school
• No-they were dismissed as fiction
• Yes-but they delayed the first Deaf school's founding