What inspired Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to pursue deaf education?
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A book he read about deaf education
A young deaf neighbor named Alice
His own hearing impairment
A deaf family member
2.
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Why did the Braidwood School in England refuse to teach Gallaudet?
They did not teach deaf students
Gallaudet did not meet their academic requirements
Gallaudet did not have enough money to pay them
They were not accepting new students
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Who invited Gallaudet to France to learn about deaf education?
Dr. Mason Cogswell
Sicard
Jean Massieu
Laurent Clerc
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What method of teaching did Gallaudet learn in France?
Oral method
Manual method
Written method
Visual method
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How did Laurent Clerc become deaf?
A fall from a high chair
A genetic condition
A high fever caused by an infection
A burn from a fireplace
6.
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What was the name of the school Gallaudet and Clerc established in America?
American School for the Deaf
Hartford School for the Deaf
Connecticut Deaf Institute
Gallaudet School for the Deaf
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Who was one of the first students at the American School for the Deaf?
Jean Massieu
Alice Cogswell
Thomas Gallaudet
Laurent Clerc
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