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Deaf Humor

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some humor is phonetic, Deaf humor is

a)

linguistic

b)

visual

c)

sound based

2.

Which is NOT a type of Deaf humor

a)

Deaf Success stories

b)

Zap Stories

c)

Play on Sounds

d)

Response to Oppression

3.

Deaf humor often pokes fun at

a)

Deafness hearing loss

b)

Deaf culture

c)

Hearing people and attitudes

4.

Language and culture do not impact whether or not a joke is funny.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The "past-your-eyes" milk joke is a good example of Deaf humor.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Into what category of humor do jokes about hearing people belong?

a)

Visual Puns

b)

Modality Jokes

c)

Zap Stories

7.

There is no such thing as a sign language pun.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Instead of a play on words, Deaf jokes may use a play on signs.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Humor provides a way to

a)

Share perceptions and beliefs

b)

Distract the teacher from the topic

c)

Insult people without being rude

10.

It is hard to understand humor without knowing the culture

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is this sign?

a)

Joke

b)

Friend

c)

Loan

12.

What is this sign?

a)

Knock

b)

Trick

c)

Beat up

13.

What is this sign?

a)

Funny

b)

Laugh

c)

Humorous

14.

What is this sign?

a)

Cracker

b)

Chicken

c)

Culture

15.

The sign silly uses what handshape?

a)

A handshape

b)

F handshape

c)

S handshape

d)

Y handshape