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DEAF 401 Exam #2

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the wife of Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet?

a)

Parnell Fowler

b)

Sophia Fowler

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Elizabeth Boardman

2.

Who are Thomas H. and Sophia Gallaudet's sons who hugely impacted the Deaf community?

a)

Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet, Jr. & Edward Miner Gallaudet

b)

Henry Gallaudet & Edward Miner Gallaudet

c)

Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet Jr. & James Gallaudet

d)

Laurent Gallaudet & Andrew Gallaudet

3.

Who was Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet Jr.?

a)

The youngest son of Thomas H. Gallaudet and Sophia Fowler

b)

The first Deaf club founder

c)

The oldest son of Thomas H. Gallaudet and Sophia Fowler

d)

The first president of today's Gallaudet University

4.

In what ways did Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet Jr. impact the Deaf community?

a)

Promoted Deaf leadership: Deaf priests

b)

Started a new kind of Deaf space: churches for Deaf people

c)

Multi-faceted Deaf community social services

d)

All the other answers

5.

The first American church for deaf people's name is:

a)

New York City Deaf Church

b)

St. Mary's Church of the Deaf

c)

St. Ann's Church for the Deaf

d)

St. Peter's Deaf Church

6.

When and where was St. Ann's Church for the Deaf established?

a)

1850, Hartford

b)

1852, New York City

c)

1855, Boston

d)

1862, Philadelphia

7.

The establishment of Deaf churches was important because:

a)

Deaf people had direct access to religious services in signed language.

b)

New forms of Deaf leadership could emerge within a new type of Deaf space.

c)

Deaf community needs could be met in an effective, Deaf-centric way.

d)

All of the other answers

8.

Who is generally recognized as the first Deaf priest?

a)

Austin Ward Mann

b)

Thomas Gallaudet Jr.

c)

Henry Winter Syle

d)

Francis Clerc

9.

Which Deaf institute did Edward Miner Gallaudet (EMG) become the first leader of?

a)

New York Institute

b)

Maryland Institute

c)

Columbia Institute

d)

Virginia Institute

10.

Where was the Columbia Institute?

a)

Tacoma, WA

b)

Columbia, SC

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Hartford, CT

11.

What was Edward Miner Gallaudet's (EMG) most significant impact on the Deaf community?

a)

Co-founded the Columbia Institute

b)

Secured a life-time pension for the retiring Laurent Clerc

c)

Establishing today's Gallaudet University

d)

Wrote the first American Deaf Education textbook

12.

Along with EMG, who co-founded the Columbia Institute?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Carlin

c)

Edward Allen Fay

d)

Amos Kendall

13.

Who was Amos Kendall?

a)

A wealthy Washington D.C. politican and philanthropist

b)

The sponsoring founder of the Columbia Institute

c)

The adoptive father of five deaf orphans

d)

All the other answers

14.

What was Amos Kendall's greatest impact on Deaf history? 

a)

Opened the Federal Civil Service to Deaf employees

b)

His political networks helped obtain Congress' support for a Deaf college

c)

Invited Laurent Clerc to present to Congress

d)

He first hired Deaf workers for the U.S. Postal Service

15.

What year was the Collegiate Department of the Columbia Institute founded?

a)

1860

b)

1864

c)

1868

d)

1870

16.

In what year was today's Gallaudet University founded?

a)

1854

b)

1864

c)

1874

d)

1884

17.

Which U.S. President signed the bill creating today's Gallaudet University?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Franklin Pierce

c)

James Buchanan

d)

Andrew Johnson

18.

Why was Sophia Fowler instrumental in Gallaudet University's founding?

a)

She paid for EMG's train ticket to move to Washington, D.C.

b)

She hosted socials so EMG could network with various Congressmen 

c)

She introduced Amos Kendall to EMG

d)

By serving as matron, she enabled EMG to work at the Columbia Institute

19.

Who is the most important person behind the creation of today's Gallaudet University?

a)

Edward Miner Gallaudet

b)

Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

c)

Laurent Clerc

d)

John Carlin

20.

Forbidden Signs states Oralists twisted which term to justify their Deaf education methodology?

a)

speech

b)

abnormal

c)

language

d)

natural

21.

Forbidden Signs explains Oralists redefined hearing people by using what term?

a)

normal

b)

healthy

c)

standard

d)

common

22.

What were the Deaf-Mute Banquets?

a)

Annual New Year's Eve banquets at local Deaf clubs world-wide

b)

Deaf French-organized banquets to protest oralist control of the National Deaf School in Paris

c)

Banquets where spoken language was not permitted

d)

Charity fundraisers for Deaf schools

23.

Who is Ferdinand Berthier?

a)

A French Deaf teacher at the Paris school

b)

A lead organizer of the French Deaf-Mute banquets

c)

An advocate for Deaf rights and signed language rights

d)

All of the other answers!

24.

Who is Thomas Widd?

a)

A Deaf community leader in Great Britain, Canada, and the US

b)

The founder of today's Mackay Center (Deaf school) in Montréal, Canada

c)

A church and Deaf community organization leader in Los Angeles

d)

All of the other answers!

25.

What types of Deaf organizations emerged in the USA from 1850-1900?

a)

State associations & Deaf clubs

b)

Self-help (Insurance)

c)

Sport

d)

All of the other answers!

26.

What year was the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) founded?

a)

1864

b)

1870

c)

1880

d)

1892

27.

Where was NAD founded?

a)

Los Angeles, CA

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

New York City, NY

d)

Cincinnati, OH

28.

Are Deaf identity labels used in 1850-1900 different from those used today?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

I don't know!

29.

What was the Little Paper Family?

a)

A collection of children's books for Deaf children

b)

Deaf club newspapers printed on mini-size papers

c)

Periodicals published by Deaf schools

d)

Deaf gossip columns produced by private Deaf businesses

30.

Which country's early Deaf education is associated with the oral system?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

None of the other answers

31.

Which country's early Deaf education is associated with the writing system?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

None of the other answers

32.

Which country's early Deaf education is associated with the manual system?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

None of the other answers

33.

When was the Milan Congress?

a)

1870

b)

1880

c)

1890

d)

1900

34.

Where was the Milan Congress?

a)

Paris, France

b)

Rome, Italy

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Milan, Italy

35.

What was the main impact of the Milan Congress?

a)

Widespread elimination of signing from Deaf schools

b)

Widespread inclusion of signing into Deaf schools

c)

Widespread elimination of oralism from Deaf schools

d)

Widespread hiring of Deaf teachers at Deaf schools

36.

The Milan Congress voting was biased because

a)

Oralists were handpicked as voting representatives

b)

No proportional representation based on Deaf school and student numbers

c)

Hardly any Deaf individuals were present

d)

All of the other answers!

37.

Alexander Graham Bell

a)

Opposed oralism & Deaf persons' assimiliation into hearing society

b)

Supported manualism & Deaf persons' assimiliation into hearing society

c)

Supported oralism & Deaf persons' assimiliation into hearing society

d)

Supported manualism & the Deaf community's existence

38.

The Oralist Movement

a)

Expanded the number of Day schools for deaf children

b)

Led to the firing of many Deaf teachers

c)

Led to widespread language deprivation in deaf children

d)

All of the other answers!

39.

Who is the first Black Deaf graduate of Gallaudet University?

a)

Ida Gray (Hampton)

b)

Hume LePrince Battiste

c)

Andrew Foster

d)

Robert Davila

40.

Who is the first openly Black Deaf graduate of Gallaudet University?

a)

Andrew Foster

b)

James Gilbert, Jr.

c)

Ennals J. Adams, Jr.

d)

H. L. Johns

41.

Who are the first two Latina Deaf women graduates of Gallaudet University?

a)

Esperanza Correa (Latimer) & Agatha Tiegel (Hanson)

b)

Dolores Ramirez (Barrett) & Lillian Hahn (Skinner)

c)

Dolores Ramirez (Barrett) & Esperanza Correa (Latimer)

d)

Alto Lowman & Blanche Wilkins (Wallace)

42.

Who is the earliest known Deaf Latino to graduate from Gallaudet University?

a)

Pedro Sandoval

b)

Andrew Foster

c)

Robert Davila

d)

Eduardo Huet

43.

Who was a pioneering Asian Deaf woman advocate and community leader?

a)

Ida Gray (Hampton)

b)

Lillian Hahn (Skinner)

c)

May Martin (Stafford)

d)

Christine Sun Kim

44.

Who was a Black DeafBlind lawyer in the 1920s?

a)

Roger Demosthenes O'Kelly

b)

Haben Girma

c)

James Gilbert, Jr.

d)

Ennals J. Adams, Jr.

45.

Who is the first Black Deaf woman graduate of Gallaudet University?

a)

Blanche Wilkins (Wallace)

b)

Amanda Johnson

c)

Lauren Ridloff

d)

Ida Gray (Hampton)

46.

Who is the first Black Deaf teacher?

a)

Amanda Johnson

b)

H. L. Johns

c)

Julius Garrett

d)

All of the other answers!

47.

Who were the first two Deaf women to graduate from Gallaudet University?

a)

Dolores Ramirez (Barrett) & Esperanza Correa (Latimer)

b)

Alto Lowman & Agatha Tiegel (Hanson)

c)

Amanda Johnson & Blanche Wilkins (Wallace)

d)

Emma Speake & Annie Szymanoskie

48.

Who is the earliest known Deaf Latino student at Gallaudet University?

a)

Robert Davila

b)

Rogelio Fernández 

c)

Pedro Sandoval

d)

Angel Acuña

49.

Who was an early Black Deaf female advocate and educator?

a)

Blanche Wilkins (Wallace)

b)

Ida Gray (Hampton)

c)

Carolyn McCaskill

d)

Amanda Johnson

50.

Who are the earliest known Black Deaf students at Gallaudet University?

a)

James Gilbert. Jr. & Roger Demosthenes O'Kelly

b)

Ida Gray (Hampton) & Blanche Wilkins (Wallace)

c)

Andrew Foster & Glenn Anderson

d)

James Gilbert, Jr. & Ennals J. Adams, Jr.

51.

Who is the first Deaf Gallaudet University graduate with an earned degree?

a)

John Hotchkiss

b)

Melville Ballard

c)

John Carlin

d)

Laurent Clerc

52.

Which is the first Deaf female faculty member at Gallaudet University?

a)

Ida Gray (Hampton)

b)

Agatha Tiegel (Hanson)

c)

May Martin (Stafford)

d)

Amanda Johnson

53.

Which is the first Deaf faculty member at Gallaudet University?

a)

Laurent Clerc

b)

John Hotchkiss

c)

Glenn Anderson

d)

Andrew Foster

54.

Who are the first two Deaf female students at Gallaudet University?

a)

Dolores Ramirez (Barrett) & Esperanza Correa (Latimer)

b)

Amanda Johnson & Blanche Wilkins (Wallace)

c)

Alto Lowman & Agatha Tiegel (Hanson)

d)

Emma Speake & Annie Szymanoskie

55.

Who was the first person to receive a Gallaudet University degree (which was honorary)?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

c)

John Carlin

d)

Laurent Clerc

56.

Who was the first Deaf female principal?

a)

Sophia Fowler Gallaudet

b)

Emily Lewis

c)

Shirley Allen

d)

May Martin (Stafford)

57.

Who was the first Deaf teacher of a DeafBlind pupil?

a)

Mary Elizabeth Bigler

b)

Anne Sullivan

c)

Helen Keller

d)

Julia Brace