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Deaf History Homework

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Alice Cogswell's father pay Gallaudet to do?

a)

Go to Europe to learn ASL

b)

Go to England to learn to teach Deaf.

c)

Go to France and learn French sign language.

d)

Go to England to learn sign language

e)

Go to France to learn ASL

2.

The first Deaf school in America was calledThe Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. What is the new name?

a)

Connecticut School for the Deaf

b)

American School for the Deaf

c)

Connecticut Deaf School

d)

American Deaf School

e)

American School of the Deaf

3.

How is French Sign Language abbreviated?

a)

LSF

b)

FSL

c)

SFL

d)

SLF

e)

FFL

4.

The formula for ASL is French Sign Language, home signs plus ____.

a)

Mary's Vineyard Sign Language

b)

Fench Sign Language

c)

MassachuettsVineyard Sign Language

d)

Martha's Vineyard Sign Language

e)

American Sign Language

5.

What percent of French and American sign language are similar?

a)

25%

b)

30%

c)

50%

d)

60%

e)

100%

6.

What positive event happened in Deaf-world in 1880?

a)

Establishment of first Deaf school

b)

Establishment of ASL

c)

Establishment of the NAD

d)

Establishment of Deaf rights

e)

Deaf Teachers Hired

7.

What does the "dark ages" in Deaf history stand for?

a)

oppression

Years

b)

teaching oralism

c)

hiring of Deaf teachers

d)

limited amount of Deaf schools being established

e)

Not allowing deaf to marry

8.

What country did the Milan Conference of 1880 take place?

a)

Germany

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Italy

e)

Canada

9.

What was the name of the Deaf man who helped establish the American School for the Deaf?

a)

Laurent Clerc

b)

EdwardGallaudet

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

e)

I. King Jordan

10.

In what year was the charter for Gallaudet University signed?

a)

1817

b)

1988

c)

1880

d)

1864

e)

1829

11.

When was the Milan Conference?

a)

1817

b)

1988

c)

1880

d)

1864

e)

1829

12.

Where was the first deaf school in America founded?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

New York

c)

Hartford, Conn

d)

Washington State

e)

Cincinnati Ohio

13.

Who signed the charter for Gallaudet University?

a)

Clerc

b)

Gallaudet

c)

Stokoe

d)

Lincoln

e)

Cogswell

14.

What was the paper called that Abraham Lincoln signed into charter?

a)

Deaf School Act

b)

Enabling Act

c)

College Level Act

d)

Washington D.C. Act

e)

NAD

15.

What year was the first school for the Deaf founded?

a)

1776

b)

1817

c)

1829

d)

1864

e)

1829

16.

What year did Ohio open its school for the Deaf?

a)

1776

b)

1817

c)

1829

d)

1864

e)

1900

17.
Thomas Gallaudet was hearing
a)
True
b)
False
18.

Who was the first president of Gallaudet University?

a)

Edward Gallaudet

b)

Thomas Gallaudet

c)

I .King Jordan

d)

A.G. Bell

e)

Laurent Clerc

19.
Edward Gallaudet was hearing?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Daniel Chester French was Deaf.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

Amos Kendall was Deaf.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What school was Ohio sending their Deaf students to before OSD was established?

a)

CT

b)

PA

c)

KY

d)

GA

e)

NY

23.

Why did signing stop on Martha's Vineyard?

a)

Gene was not dominate

b)

The first school for the Deaf opened

c)

People forgot how to sign

d)

Milan conference forbid it

e)

No one knows

24.

What percenatege of people signed on Martha's Vineyard in 1600?

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

100%

e)

30%

25.
The people on Martha's Vineyard used ASL.
a)
True
b)
False
26.

What was Thomas Gallaudet's orginal occupation?

a)

Teacher

b)

Doctor

c)

Minister

d)

Carpetner

e)

Postmaster

27.

What was Mason Cogswell occupation?

a)

Teacher

b)

Minister

c)

Carpetner

d)

Doctor

e)

Postmaster

28.

What was Laurent Clerc's occupation?

a)

Teacher

b)

Doctor

c)

Minister

d)

Carpetner

e)

Postmaster

29.

How did Alice Cogswell and Thomas Gallaudet meet?

a)

In School

b)

Neighbors

c)

Church

d)

Friend of family

e)

In England

30.

What was the name of the family from England that would not share how to teach Deaf?

a)

Breachwood

b)

Beewood

c)

Brairwood

d)

Bailwood

e)

Gallaudet

31.

How many parts of an equation make up ASL?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

e)

6

32.

Which is the correct order for the first five schools for the Deaf in America?

a)

CT, PA, KY, NY, OH

b)

CT, MI, PA, KY, OH

c)

CT, NY, PA, KY, OH

d)

CT, KY, NY, PA, OH

e)

CT KY OH PA, NY

33.

What was the date that the first school for the Deaf opened in America?

a)

April 25th

b)

April 15th

c)

August 25th

d)

August 15th

e)

August 13th

34.

Who made the Gallaudet/Cogswell statue at Gallaudet University?

a)

Thomas Gallaudet

b)

Daniel Chester French

c)

William Stokoe

d)

Edward Gallaudet

e)

Laurent Clerc

35.

What was Amos Kendall's occupation?

a)

Teacher

b)

Postmaster

c)

Minister

d)

Doctor

e)

Carpenter

36.

What was the orginal name of Gallaudet University?

a)

National Association for the Deaf College

b)

National College for the Deaf

c)

National College for the Deaf and Dumb

d)

National University for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing

e)

Gallaudet College

37.

Who was the Deaf delegete at the Milan Conference?

a)

Thomas Gallaudet

b)

Issac Lewis Peet

c)

Charles Stoddard

d)

James Denison

e)

Laurent Clerc

38.

How many years did the Dark Ages last?

a)

50

b)

75

c)

100

d)

125

e)

201

39.

Where was NAD founded?

a)

Columbus, OH

b)

Washington D. C.

c)

Cincinnati, OH

d)

Hartford, CT

e)

Rochester, New York

40.
NAD is run by hearing.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
OSD is run by Deaf.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
ASD is run by Deaf
a)
True
b)
False
43.

Who was the first president of NAD?

a)

Edward Gallaudet

b)

A.G.Bell

c)

Robert McGregor

d)

Edwin Hodgson

e)

Thomas Gallaudet

44.

Robert McGregor was Deaf

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What sign is this?

a)

Residential School

b)

Public School

c)

School

d)

Correct

e)

Wrong

46.

What sign is this?

a)

School

b)

Stop

c)

Rights

d)

College

e)

Paper

47.

What sign is this

a)

Draw

b)

Insurance

c)

Sign

d)

Island

e)

Suppose

48.

How did the Brairwood family teach Deaf children?

a)

Manually

b)

Oralism

c)

ASL

d)

BSL

e)

LSF

49.

What is the handshape for the sign advocate

a)

FIVE

b)

ONE

c)

S

d)

TEN

e)

A

50.

What is the handshape for the word signed (as in your signature)?

a)

H

b)

C

c)

T

d)

ONE

e)

V

51.

What is the handshape for the sign NEIGHBORS

a)

B

b)

5

c)

10

d)

N

e)

C

52.

How old is The American School for the Deaf in 2024?

a)

208 years

b)

140 years

c)

156 years

d)

206 Years

e)

207 years

53.

Which has been in exsistence longer NAD, OSD, Gallaudet, ASD?

a)

Gallaudet

b)

NAD

c)

ASD

d)

OSD

e)

NTID

54.

What organization advocates for Deaf Rights?

a)

NAD

b)

ADA

c)

OSD

d)

ASD

e)

Gallaudet

55.

Which of the following individuals is a CODA?

a)

Thomas Gallaudet

b)

Edward Gallaudet

c)

Alice Cogswell

d)

Laurant Cler

e)

Mrs. Cammel

56.

What country voted against banning sign language

a)

England

b)

France

c)

America

d)

Germany

e)

Italy

57.

What sign is this?

a)

Subway

b)

Clean

c)

New York

d)

Massachusetts

e)

Kentucky

58.

What sign is this?

a)

Independent

b)

It

c)

Ourselves

d)

Himself

e)

Self-sufficient

59.

What sign is this?

a)

Win

b)

Coffee

c)

Tea

d)

Vote

e)

Ballot

60.

What sign is this?

a)

Hit

b)

Original

c)

Correct

d)

When

e)

Begin

61.
Why didn't Gallaudet learn sign language in England?
a)
Oralism
b)
No Deaf school
c)
No one would teach him
d)
Too complicated
62.

Oralism dominated the education of deaf children from 1880 until When?

a)

1950

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1980

e)

1990

63.

When did Thomas Gallaudet travel to Europe?

a)

1818

b)

1817

c)

1864

d)

1816

e)

1820

64.

What area of America was was completely inhibited by Deaf people and sign language was the primary mode of communication?

a)

Hartford, Connecticut

b)

Martha's Vineyard

c)

Boston, Massachusetts

d)

Washington, DC

e)

Cincinnati Ohio

65.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of the National Association of the Deaf?

a)

Improve Deaf Education

b)

Support Oralism

c)

Inform hearing people about deafness

d)

Support Deaf people

e)

Education hearing on Deaf

66.

What was so special about Martha's Vineyard?

a)

Deafness was common.

b)

Education of the Deaf was not needed there.

c)

It had a huge impact on Deaf history.

d)

All of the answers listed.

e)

It is part of the ASL equation

67.

Where is Martha's Vineyard located?

a)

On Ellis Island in New York City

b)

Near Melbourne in Australia

c)

On the Bavarian Alps in Germany

d)

On an island south of Massachusetts

e)

Washington D.C.

68.

What was a benefit to living on Martha's Vineyard?

a)

Everyone could communicate with each other whether hearing or deaf

b)

There was free food for everyone regardless of income

c)

Transportation was available to anyone who needed it

d)

The weather was always beautiful and peaceful

69.

American Sign Language is most closely related to...

a)

British Sign Language

b)

French Sign Language

c)

Japanese Sign Language

d)

Canadian Sign Language

e)

Italian Sign Language

70.

Gallaudet University is located in...

a)

New York, New York

b)

Boston, MA

c)

Milwaukee, WI

d)

Washington, DC

e)

Martha's Vineyard

71.

Since 1775 there had been a formal and established method of education for the deaf in America:

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Laurent Clerc was deaf.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

In American Sign Language (ASL), the alphabet can be demonstrated using one hand. However, British Sign Language, two hands are used.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

In American Sign Language (ASL), the alphabet can be demonstrated using one hand. However, French Sign Language, two hands are used.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

What was not a consequence of the MIlan Conference?

a)

fired Deaf teachers

b)

NAD established

c)

outlawed signing in schools

d)

close Deaf schools

76.

What city as NAD founded in?

a)

Columbus

b)

Cincinnati

c)

Cleveland

d)

Dayton

e)

Akron

77.

What is Alice Cogswell title in the Deaf community?

(a)  

78.

What is Laurent Clerc's title in the Deaf Community?

(a)  

79.

Why is French Sign Language abbreviated LSF and not FSL like ASL is?

(a)  

80.

Whose sign name is NOT initialized?

a)

Thomas Gallaudet

b)

Laurent Clerc

c)

Alice Cogswell

d)

Abraham Lincoln

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