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ASL and South Africa

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American Sign Language is most closely related to...

a)

British Sign Language

b)

French Sign Language

c)

Japanese Sign Language

d)

Canadian Sign Language

2.

People who are Deaf prefer to be called...

a)

Hearing Impaired

b)

Deaf

c)

Mute

d)

Slight of Hearing

3.

Interpreters are a legal right in all of the following areas except...

a)

public schools

b)

courts

c)

churches

d)

hospitals

4.

What is American Sign Language?

a)

A visual form of English

b)

A language that relies on mime

c)

A language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning

d)

The only sign language used all of the world by Deaf people

5.

American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:

a)

Deaf family members

b)

Sign language teachers

c)

Classroom teachers

d)

Interpreters

6.

American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:

a)

Deaf family members

b)

Sign language teachers

c)

Classroom teachers

d)

Interpreters

7.

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 their signing space

c)

Go ahead and walk through, while signing EXCUSE-ME

d)

Get their attention and ask to pass through

8.

Which of the following is valued in the Deaf Community?

a)

For community to govern their own affairs as opposed to being viewed as not capable of making decisions.

b)

Restoring one's hearing

c)

Ability to speak well

d)

Individual success as opposed to the group's success.

9.

An example of Audism is:

a)

An interpreter changing the information to "protect" the Deaf individual.

b)

Teaching deaf children American Sign Language

c)

Difficulty in social interactions

d)

Learning American Sign that one may have the ability to interact directly with a Deaf person.

10.

Who signs the diploma when students graduate from Gallaudet?

a)

The President of the Student Body

b)

The Majority leader of the House

c)

The President of the United States

d)

The President of the National Association of the Deaf

11.

As a new signer, when communicating with a Deaf person, one should NOT:

a)

Let the Deaf person know you know sign

b)

Avoid spoken English or using voice without relaying information in ASL

c)

Let the Deaf person set the communication mode.

d)

Tell the Deaf person they are signing incorrectly

12.

Where did Thomas Gallaudet first visit in Europe to learn about deaf education?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Greece

13.

Where is the American School for the Deaf is located?

a)

Hartford, Connecticut

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Columbus, Ohio

d)

Rochester, New York

14.

What year did Gallaudet meet Alice?

a)

1817

b)

1869

c)

1815

d)

1846

15.

Where did Galluadet travel first?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Connecticut

d)

Martha's Vineyard

16.

Where did Gallaudet go after his first stop?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Connecticut

d)

Martha's Vineyard

17.

How did the two men travel to the US?

a)

Plane

b)

Bus

c)

Boat

d)

Car

18.

In 1817, what did Gallaudet and Clerc do?

a)

The closed a blind school.

b)

They opened the first school for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

c)

They opened a deaf/blind school

d)

They opened a blind school.

19.

What is the "new" name of the school?

a)

American School for the Deaf

b)

American School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

c)

American School for the Disabled

d)

American School for the Deaf and Blind

20.

How did the children keep the language alive?

a)

They signed behind their teachers backs.

b)

They signed on the playground

c)

They signed at lunch time.

d)

All are correct

21.
a)
Man 
b)
Woman
c)
Boy 
d)
Girl
22.

Most of south africa's landscapes are made up of plateaus

a)

true

b)

false

23.

South Africa has one language

a)

true

b)

false

24.

South africa won a world cup in 2010

a)

true

b)

false

25.

South Africa nickname is rainbow nation

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Children under 18 represents ⅖ of africa's population

a)

true

b)

false

27.

Which is the longest river in South Africa?

a)

Orange river

b)

Yellow river

c)

Pink river

d)

White river

28.

When is Mandela Day?

a)

18th June

b)

18th July

29.

What raw mineral(s) was discovered during the 1800s?

a)

gold & diamonds

b)

crystals

c)

oil

d)

cotton

30.

Who was elected president in 1994

a)

F.W. de Klerk

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Walter Sisulu

31.

Who lost in the Battle of Ulundi?

a)

Dutch

b)

British

c)

Zulu Empire

d)

French

32.
What year was significant in South Africa and showed a change in racial prejudice? 
a)
1991
b)
1994
c)
1996
d)
2001
33.

South Africa is...

a)

one of the smallest country in the world

b)

one of the biggest country in the world