The Evolution of Sign Language
Interactive Video
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Special Education
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is credited with adapting hand signals into an alphabet for teaching deaf children in the 1500s?
Alexander Graham Bell
Charles-Michel de l'Epee
Juan Pablo Bonet
Pedro Ponce de Leon
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Spanish priest wrote a book in 1620 that laid out methods for teaching a hand signal alphabet?
Pedro Ponce de Leon
Juan Pablo Bonet
Charles-Michel de l'Epee
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant contribution did Charles-Michel de l'Epee make to sign language?
He created the first sign language alphabet.
He invented the first sign language.
He founded the first public school for deaf children.
He wrote the first book on sign language.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the first dictionary of sign language created by l'Epee?
To simplify communication for traders
To standardize sign language across regions
To teach monks during silent meditation
To create a new language for the hearing
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did l'Epee's work influence sign language globally?
It remained limited to France.
It was only used in religious contexts.
It spread across Europe and the United States.
It was replaced by a new system in the 1800s.
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