Deaf Awareness Quiz

What is American Sign Language (ASL)? (two answers)

• a code similar to Braile

• a shortened form of English

• a language capable of expressing any abstract idea

• a language using picture-like images to express ideas and concepts

• a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning

Historically, American Sign Language is related to:

• German Sign Language

• British Sign Language

• French Sign Language

• Swedish Sign Language

American Sign Language is used by most Deaf people in which of the following countries? (Circle all that apply)

• Brazil

• Canada

• Mexico

• United States

What percent of Deaf people have Deaf Parents?

• 90 percent

• 25 percent

• 10 percent

• 75 percent

• 50 percent

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

• Deaf adults in the community

• Sign Language teachers

• residential School for the Deaf

• family

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze to American Sign language is primarily:

• emotive

• stylistic

• grammatical

• attention getting

While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the singer's:

• chest area

• face

• hands

Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways? (circle all that apply)

• to specify brand names

• to give names of people and places

• interchangeably with any sign

• as an artistic form of signing

ASL makes use of the space in front of a signer's body to: (circle all the apply)

• indicate sentence types

• convey distance

• express time concepts

• contrast two people, places, things or ideas

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

• wave in his/her face

• yell as loud as you can

• tap him/her on the shoulder

• go around and stand in front of the person