American Sign Language AwarenessQuiz

What is American Sign Language (ASL)? (circle two answers)

• a) a code similar to Braille

• e) a language using picture-like images to express ideas and concepts

• b) a shortened form of English

• c) a language incorporating a lot of mime

• d) a language capable of expressing any abstract idea

Historically, American Sign Language is related to:

• a) British Sign Language

• b) Swedish Sign Language

• c) French Sign Language

• d) German Sign Language

American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries? (circle all that apply)

• a) Canada

• b) United States

• c) Mexico

• d) Brazil

What percent of Deaf people have Deaf parents?

• a) 10 percent

• b) 25 percent

• c) 50 percent

• d) 75 percent

• e) 90 percent

American Sign Language and Deaf culture are transmitted to Deaf people from generation to generation primarily through:

• a) family

• b) Deaf adults in the community

• c) residential Schools for the Deaf

• d) Sign Language teachers

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

• a) grammatical

• b) stylistic

• c) emotive

• d) attention getting

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

• hands

• chest area

• face

Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways? (circle all that apply)

• interchangeably with any sign

• to specify brand names

• as an artistic form of signing

• to give names of people and places

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

• yell as loud as you can

• tap him/her on the shoulder

• wave in his/her face

• go around and stand in front of the person

If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should:

• wait until they stop talking before you pass through

• bend down very low in order to avoid passing through their signing space

• go ahead and walk through

• find another path