For Hearing People Only Chapter 1

Which of the following statements correctly describes American Sign Language?

• It is a complete, natural language with its own grammar and syntax.

• It is simply English words represented by hand signs.

• It is only used in the United States and nowhere else.

• It is a universal sign language understood by all deaf people worldwide.

The two major contributors to ASL are:

• Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc

• Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller

• William Stokoe and Marlee Matlin

• Edward Miner Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell

What was the main Vineyard called which used a native sign language?

• Marthas Vineyard

• Napa Valley

• Sonoma Valley

• Finger Lakes

Where was ASL signs borrowed from?

• LSF (FSL) French Sign Language

• BSL (British Sign Language)

• JSL (Japanese Sign Language)

• ISL (Indian Sign Language)

What happens to old signs when new signs are introduced?

• Altered or Dropped

• Moved to a new location

• Painted a different color

• Given to museums

• Sold to collectors

ASL has begun to enrich American culture through which of the following five things?

• music, poetry, theater, storytelling, and visual arts

• sports, politics, technology, fashion, and cuisine

• architecture, engineering, medicine, law, and business

• science, mathematics, literature, economics, and philosophy

What sign was created and adopted by pupils of Old Hartford?

• President

• Victory

• Unity

• Friendship

The first Deaf person to address Congress was:

• Laurent Clerc

• Helen Keller

• Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

• Alice Cogswell

How did Clerc communicate with the President?

• Writing

• Speaking

• Drawing

• Signaling

Who was the first president to have direct contact with a Deaf person? Give me their first and last name.

• James Monroe

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams