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ASL and Deaf Culture (SN Quiz)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is American Sign Language?

a)

a visual form of English

b)

a language that relies on mime

c)

a language that utilizes space and movement to convey meaning

d)

a language using picture-like gestures to express ideas and concepts

2.

American Sign Language is most closely related to...

a)

British Sign Language

b)

French Sign Language

c)

Swedish Sign Language

d)

German Sign Language

3.

ASL is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries?

a)

Canada and the US

b)

Only the US.

c)

US and Mexico

d)

Canada, Mexico, and the US

e)

England and the US

4.

Approximately what percent of Deaf people who marry are married to other Deaf people?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

90%

5.

ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through (select two)...

a)

Deaf family members

b)

Deaf adults in the community

c)

Sign language teachers

d)

Deaf education teachers

e)

Deaf residential schools

6.

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily...

a)

grammatical

b)

stylistic

c)

emotive

7.

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

a)

hands

b)

chest area

c)

face

8.

Among ASL users, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways?

a)

interchangeably with any sign

b)

to specify proper nouns (such as people, places, and brands)

c)

as an artistic form of signing

9.

ASL makes use of the space in front of a signer's body to do everything except...

a)

convey distance

b)

contrast two people, places, things, or ideas

c)

express time concepts

d)

indicate sentence types

10.

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

a)

yell as loud as you can

b)

tap them on the shoulder

c)

wave in their face

d)

go around and stand in front of the person

11.

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

a)

wait until they stop talking before you pass through

b)

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

c)

go ahead and walk through

d)

find another path

12.

Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people? (Select 2)

a)

moving a person aside so you can pass through

b)

watching a signed conversation

c)

describing a distinctive feature of a person to identify them

d)

talking with your voice around Deaf people

13.

In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is...

a)

speech and lipreading

b)

using sign language

c)

writing/typing back and forth

d)

using interpreters

14.

Which of the following are vauled in the Deaf Community? (Select 2).

a)

being kept informed about the community and its members

b)

restoring one's hearing

c)

ability to speak well

d)

to develop long term relationships

e)

to be self-reliant

15.

Other than "Deaf" or "Hard of Hearing", a culturally appropriate term to identify a Deaf or Hard of hearing person would be to say...

a)

deaf and dumb

b)

deaf and mute

c)

hearing impaired

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above