ASL Midterm Quiz
Which of the following is NOT considered rude in Deaf culture?
Tapping on the shoulder of a person when trying to get their attention.
The early history of ASL began in which part of the United States?
The Northeast.
What does the term "deaf culture" refer to?
The social beliefs, traditions, art, history, and recreation that occurs among people who are brought together by sign language and influenced by deafness.
Which of the following does "handshape" refer to?
The specific position of your hand and fingers used in producing a sign in a signed language.
The ASL sign for the number ten resembles which common hand gesture?
Thumbs up.
ASL has its own full written language separate from English.
False.
All Americans share the same culture, regardless of region, state, beliefs, behaviors and traditions.
False.
In the non-hearing world, it is not considered rude to interrupt a conversation.
False.
Most Deaf children are born into Deaf families.
False.
Most Deaf people have no functional use of their vocal cords at all.
False.
Most Deaf people prefer to be referred to as "Hard of Hearing" rather than "Deaf."
False.
Numbers 1-5 are signed with the palm facing outward, while 6-10 are signed with the palm facing inward.
False.
When you go to an event in the Deaf community, it is considered acceptable to speak and sign if you can do both.
False.
In Deaf households, how do families alter alarms or other audible alerts so that they can be noticed by Deaf family members?
Adapt the alerts to create light or vibrate.
What term refers to a visual language used by Deaf people in the United States and parts of Canada that uses handshape, movement, and facial expression to convey meaning?
American Sign Language.
Home signing would most likely be used in which of the following scenarios?
Among Deaf family members who all live on an isolated island
Where did Dr. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet travel to study methods for teaching the Deaf?
Europe.
Right before your test on the ASL signs for family member relationships, your friend leans over and asks you to remind her what the sign for "father" is. How do you respond?
Extend all fingers in a "5" shape and place the thumb on your forehead.
What motion is performed while signing numbers 16, 17, 18, and 19?
Flicking or twisting your wrist back and forth.
What was the first institution to confer college degrees to deaf individuals?
Gallaudet College.
What term refers to a form of communication developed by a Deaf person who has no access to learning a sign language?
Home sign.
Which handshape is the basis for the word "in-law"?
L.
This week, your teacher has been speaking about Deaf culture and communication and has been focusing on eavesdropping in the Deaf community. Which of the following points likely came up during this discussion?
In spoken English, someone may know you are eavesdropping when they see you listening to their conversation, but in the Deaf community someone may know you are eavesdropping if you are looking in their direction while they are in an ASL conversation
Which of the following examples illustrates how communicating using sign language compares with communicating using spoken English?
It is considered rude to watch two people who are having a conversation in ASL, while it is somewhat more appropriate to glance at two people who are having a conversation in spoken English
What term refers to the use of sign language to educate the Deaf?
Manualism.
What was an early form of sign language that was practiced in a small island community?
Martha's Vineyard Sign Language.
Which types of words may not have corresponding ASL signs and may cause you to have to fingerspell in order to communicate?
Names, places, and specific terminology
Which of the following describes the extent to which many families with Deaf children learn ASL?
Some families with Deaf children become fluent in ASL, but many do not.
Which of the following two ASL signs incorporate the same letter into their sign?
Sorry and aunt.
What is the difference between oralism and manualism?
Oralism involves learning to understand and produce spoken language, while manualism refers to the use of sign language.
If you are crossing your fingers in the hope that something desirable will happen, which letter of the American Manual Alphabet are you making?
R.
Which of the following people would fall into the category of "Hard of Hearing"?
Sarah, who has mild hearing loss and communicates through both sign language and spoken language.
Pam is left-hand dominant. What does this mean regarding how she will sign the alphabet?
She will sign the alphabet with her left hand.
What is the difference between sign language and ASL?
Sign language is any system of communication using visual gestures and signs, whereas ASL is a specific visual language used by Deaf people in the United States and parts of Canada that uses handshape, movement, and facial expression to convey meaning.
When someone is demonstrating signs for others to see, why is it helpful for them to wear solid colored clothing that contrasts with their skin tone?
So that their hands and face stand out
Before there was an accepted standard sign language, members of the Deaf community began to develop their own signs at home in order to communicate with one another.
True.
If you have not yet learned the sign for a particular word or concept, you can still communicate that word by fingerspelling it.
True.
Many people in the Deaf community view deafness as a different way of experiencing the world and not as a disability.
True.
Signing faster or slower can change the meaning of what you are communicating.
True.
Signing the word "engaged" uses the letter "E" handshape.
True.
The capitalized descriptor for a Deaf person is derived from the "Deaf Community," which is a proper noun.
True.
The sign for "separated" starts with hands touching at the knuckles.
True.
When do we refrain from capitalizing the "d" at the beginning of "deaf"?
When referring to deafness as a physical condition.
The signs for numbers 6-9 are identical except for which detail?
Which finger is touching the thumb.
