Deaf History

Which sign is NOT initialized?

• culture
• discrimination
• Italy
• association

How did Laurent Clerc's father feel about his son's deafness?

• embarrassed 
• mad
• felt ok
• wanted to help his son 

Besides becoming Deaf, what else happened to Laurent Clerc when he fell into the fire?

• blind
• lost memory

• can't smell
• can't taste

How old was Laurent Clerc when he started going to school? 

• 5
• 8
• 12
• 14

What did Alice Cogswell's father pay Gallaudet to do?

• Go to Europe to learn ASL
• Go to Europe to learn sign language
• Go to France and learn French sign language. 
• Go to England to learn sign language

Why didn't Gallaudet learn sign language in England?

• Oralism
• No Deaf school
• No one would teach him
• Too complicated

What year was the first Deaf school in America established?

• 1816
• 1817
• 1819
• 1880

What were the first 3 Deaf schools in America? (in order of first founded)

• Ct, Pa, NY
• Ct, NY, Pa
• Ct., Pa, Ky
• Ct, NY, Ohio

The first Deaf school in America was called the Connecticut Assylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb.  What is the new name?

• Connecticut School for the Deaf
• American School for the Deaf
• Connecticut Deaf School
• American Deaf School

Who is considered the "Father of Oralism"?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison