American Sign Language Quiz

Where did the roots of American Sign Language originate?

• England

• France

• Martha's Vineyard

• Hartford

When was the first American school for the Deaf established?

• 17th century

• 1800s

• 1817

• 19th century

Who founded the American School for the Deaf?

• Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

• Laurent Clerc

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Martha's Vineyard residents

What happened in the 1880s that affected the use of sign language?

• ASL became the language of the American deaf

• Deaf people became politically empowered

• Proponents of oral education discouraged sign language

• ASL began to change back

Why were students forbidden from signing in the 1880s?

• To encourage speech training

• To promote the use of ASL

• To improve their math, history, and literature skills

• To prevent them from communicating

What did research show about having a full language as early as possible?

• It had no impact on children's development

• It benefited children's language acquisition

• It hindered children's speech development

• It was unnecessary for deaf children

Who advocated for giving ASL the respect it deserved?

• Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

• Laurent Clerc

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Deaf people