ASL Review

What is the term used to describe the community of deaf people who share a common language, culture, and identity?

• Deaf Culture

• Deaf Network

• Deaf Community

• Deaf Society

Which famous deaf actress won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1986?

• Helen Keller

• Audrey Hepburn

• Meryl Streep

• Marlee Matlin

What is the name of the first school for the deaf in the United States?

• United States School for the Deaf

• Deaf School of America

• American School for the Deaf

• First School for the Deaf

What is the name of the famous deaf-blind author and activist who became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree?

• Louis Braille

• Marlee Matlin

• Helen Keller

• Anne Sullivan

What is the name of the university for the deaf in the United States?

• Harvard University

• Yale University

• Gallaudet University

• Stanford University

Historically, American Sign Language is related to:

• British Sign Language

• Swedish Sign Language

• French Sign Language

• German Sign Language

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in American Sign Language is primarily:

• grammatical

• sylistic

• emotive

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

• hands

• chest area

• face

To get the attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:

• yell as loud as you can

• tap them on the shoulder

• wave in their face

• go around and stand in front of the person

The first school for the deaf was founded in Washington DC.

• True
• False