Deaf Culture Quiz

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Gallaudet University

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In 1856, Abraham Lincoln signed the bill to make the school a college

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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

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for whom Gallaudet University is named, was born in Philadelphia, Pa. His family later settled in Hartford, Conn., the home of his maternal grandparents. A brilliant student during his early years, Gallaudet entered Yale University at age 14 and graduated first in his class three years later. He returned to Yale as a graduate student in 1808 after having served a law apprenticeship and studying independently. After earning a master of arts degree in 1810, Gallaudet worked as a traveling salesman. However, having been raised in a family deeply rooted in Protestantism, he felt called to the ministry. In 1812 he enrolled in the Andover Theological Seminary, graduating in 1814.

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Edward Miner Gallaudet

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Son of THG, became first principal of "Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind," which became Gallaudet University after Abraham Lincoln signed it into law that the school could offer college degrees. - 1864

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Alice Cogswell

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9 years old deaf daughter of a neighbor, Dr. Mason Cogswell.

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Amos Kendall

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In 1856, this postmaster general donated two acres of his estate in northeast Washington D.C. to establish school and housing for 12 deaf and 6 blind students.

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Deaf President Now

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March 1988, the Deaf President Now (DPN) movement led to the appointment of the University's first deaf president, Dr. I. King Jordan, '70 and the Board of Trustees' first deaf chair, Philip Bravin, '66. Since then, DPN has become synonymous with self-determination and empowerment for deaf and hard of hearing people everywhere.

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Laurent Clerc

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1785-1869
"The Apostle of the Deaf in America"
He was taught by Abbe Sicard, at the famous school for the Deaf in Paris, Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets. With Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, he co-founded the first school for the deaf in North America, the Hartford Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb on April 15, 1817 in the old Bennet's City Hotel, Hartford, Connecticut. The school was subsequently renamed the American School for the Deaf and in 1821 moved to its present site. The school remains the oldest existing school for the deaf in North America.

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Abbe Sicard

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-head of the Institut Royal des Sourds-Muets in Paris
-invited Gallaudet to Paris to study the school's method of teaching deaf students using manual communication

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American School for the Deaf

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Oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States. It was founded April 15, 1817 in Hartford, Connecticut by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc and became a state-supported school in 1817
Gallaudet served as principal of the school from 1817 to 1830
When it first opened - 7 students enrolled, including Alice Cogswell

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Medical View of Deafness

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deaf people are hearing people with damaged ears
inability to hear and speak
hearing impaired

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Deaf children of Deaf parents

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10%

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American Sign Language and Deaf culture are transmitted to Deaf people from generation to generation primarily through

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Residential schools for the Deaf

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The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in American Sign Language is primarily

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Grammatical

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

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Face

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

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To specify brand names
To give names of people and places

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ASL makes use of the space in front of a signer’s body to:

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Convey distance
Contrast two people, places, things, or ideas
Express time concepts

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

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Tap him/her on the shoulder

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

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Go ahead and walk through, if there’s room

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Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf people?

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Looking at a signed conversation without indicating you know Sign Language
Talking without signing in the presence of Deaf people