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MA Unit 1&2 Content

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ASL is a language separate and distinct form English

a)

True

b)

False

2.

ASL uses not only the hands, but facial expressions as well

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What does NMS mean?

a)

Not Mimicked Signs

b)

Non Manual Signs

c)

Non moving Signs

4.

The perspective that Deafness needs to be fixed is called

a)

Oblivious perspective

b)

Medical or Pathological perspective

c)

Cultural perspective

5.

Who established the first school for the Deaf in America?

a)

Laurent Clerc

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Thomas Gallaudet

d)

Abraham Lincoln

6.

Who signed the charter to create the world's first college for the Deaf?

a)

Laurent Clerc

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Thomas Gallaudet

d)

Abraham Lincoln

7.

When the word Deaf is capitalized it represents

a)

a cultural perspective of deafness

b)

a typographical error

c)

Someone who is angry to be deaf

8.

According to many Deaf people, Alexander Graham Bell is

a)

The father of Deafness

b)

The creator of Deafhood

c)

The boogie man

9.

In Deaf culture one word answers are considered rude

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When signing a WH word question what should your eyebrows do?

a)

Go up

b)

Go down

c)

Nothing

11.

When signing ASL you should mouth English words

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What does a hearing aid do?

a)

Amplifies and clarifies sound

b)

Clarifies sound

c)

Amplifies sound

13.

What is a cochlear implant?

a)

An electronic device implanted in the ear

b)

A fancy high tech hearing aid

c)

A battery operated ear implanted in the brain

14.

Cochlear implants cure deafness

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When a sign looks like what is represents it is called

a)

Ironic

b)

Easy

c)

Picturesque

d)

Iconic

16.

When a signs movement shows the giver and receiver of action it is

a)

Dispensation

b)

Fluidity

c)

Directionality

d)

Malleable

17.

Slight differences in the way signs are made are called

a)

Mistakes

b)

Variation

c)

Variety

d)

Accents

18.

Who was the first Deaf teacher in America?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas H Gallaudet

c)

Laurent Clerc

d)

Abraham Lincoln

19.

When fingerspelling it is important to bounce and punch your letters.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

ASL and English grammar are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Based on the context or meaning, an English word may have more than one ASL sign.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Most Deaf people want to be hearing

a)

True

b)

False