Spring 2026 DEAF 401 - Gallaudet Brothers

Who was the wife of Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet?

• Parnell Fowler
• Sophia Fowler
• Harriet Tubman
• Elizabeth Boardman

Who are Thomas H. and Sophia Gallaudet's sons who hugely impacted the Deaf community?

• Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet, Jr. & Edward Miner Gallaudet
• Henry Gallaudet & Edward Miner Gallaudet
• Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet Jr. & James Gallaudet
• Laurent Gallaudet & Andrew Gallaudet

Who was Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet Jr.?

• The youngest son of Thomas H. Gallaudet and Sophia Fowler
• The first Deaf club founder
• The oldest son of Thomas H. Gallaudet and Sophia Fowler
• The first president of today's Gallaudet University

In what ways did Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet Jr. impact the Deaf community?

• Promoted Deaf leadership: Deaf priests
• Started a new kind of Deaf space: churches for Deaf people
• Multi-faceted Deaf community social services
• All the other answers

The first American church for deaf people's name is:

• New York City Deaf Church
• St. Mary's Church of the Deaf
• St. Ann's Church for the Deaf
• St. Peter's Deaf Church

When and where was St. Ann's Church for the Deaf established?

• 1850, Hartford
• 1852, New York City
• 1855, Boston
• 1862, Philadelphia

The establishment of Deaf churches was important because:

• Deaf people had direct access to religious services in signed language.
• New forms of Deaf leadership could emerge within a new type of Deaf space.
• Deaf community needs could be met in an effective, Deaf-centric way.
• All of the other answers

Who is generally recognized as the first Deaf priest?

• Austin Ward Mann
• Thomas Gallaudet Jr.
• Henry Winter Syle
• Francis Clerc

Which Deaf institute did Edward Miner Gallaudet (EMG) become the first leader of?

• New York Institute
• Maryland Institute
• Columbia Institute
• Virginia Institute

Where was the Columbia Institute?

• Tacoma, WA
• Columbia, SC
• Washington, D.C.
• Hartford, CT