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WorksheetsSpring 2026 DEAF 401 Wayground Quizizz 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is most significant about the Gaudy brothers?
a)
They are Deaf
b)
They led productive lives
c)
Framlingham's will is the oldest known Deaf-written document
d)
They lived in England during the 1600s
2.
Why is the Ottoman empire's Topkapı palace significant in Deaf history?
a)
Deaf people worked in the Sultan's innermost court
b)
A small Deaf community was formed of Deaf servants
c)
Ixarette (a signed language) was used by Deaf servants
d)
All of the answer choices
3.
What year was the American School for the Deaf (ASD) founded?
a)
1815
b)
1817
c)
1819
d)
1822
4.
Who were the three founders of ASD?
a)
Laurent Clerc, Thomas H. Gallaudet, and Mason Cogswell
b)
Laurent Clerc, Thomas H. Gallaudet, and Abbé Sicard
c)
Abbé de l’Épée and Laurent Clerc
d)
Jean Massieu, Laurent Clerc, and Thomas H. Gallaudet
5.
Why did Thomas H. Gallaudet not learn Deaf education methods from the Braidwoods?
a)
The Braidwoods insisted on a large payment
b)
The Braidwoods served lousy food in their cafeteria
c)
The Braidwoods insisted on secrecy and a multi-year apprenticeship
d)
The Braidwoods refused to use one-hand fingerspelling
6.
Who invited Thomas H. Gallaudet to Paris to learn Deaf Education methods?
a)
Jean Massieu
b)
Laurent Clerc
c)
Abbé de l’Épée
d)
Abbé Sicard
7.
Which boat did Thomas H. Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc ride to the United States?
a)
Mary Poppins
b)
Elizabeth Augusta
c)
Titanic
d)
Mary Augusta
8.
Which family established the Cobbs school for their Deaf children?
a)
Bolling
b)
Braidwood
c)
Cogswell
d)
Kennedy
9.
Where and when was the Cobbs school?
a)
Virginia, March 1815-Fall 1816
b)
Maryland, March 1815-Fall 1816
c)
Connecticut, 1817-present
d)
New York, April 1815-Fall 1816
10.
One of your assigned homework readings was about life at which state's Deaf school?
a)
Michigan
b)
Ohio
c)
Indiana
d)
Illinois
11.
Forbidden Signs argues there are two turning points in 1800s American Deaf history, which are:
a)
Creation of the Cobbs school and Gallaudet University
b)
ASD's founding and the rise of the oralist movement
c)
Deaf President Now and the invention of cochlear implants
d)
Laurent Clerc, and later on, A. G. Bell coming to the U.S.
12.
Forbidden Signs describes two main groups affecting Deaf education in the U.S., which are:
a)
Manualists & Oralists
b)
Manualists & Audiologists
c)
Teachers & Students
d)
Writers & Oralists
13.
Which point from Forbidden Signs is false?
a)
Manualists viewed signing as a gift from God
b)
Oralists equated speech with humanity and life
c)
Oralists considered signing as animal-like and undesirable
d)
Manualists viewed speech as a gift from God
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