ASL Final Exam Review Questions and
Answers8
What is the Deaf President Now movement? (date) - ANSWERS-Deaf President Now (DPN) was a
student protest in March 1988 at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. The university,
established by an act of Congress in 1864 to serve the Deaf, had always been led by a hearing
president.
Who was the first supervisor of the first school for the deaf in the US? - ANSWERS-Thomas
Hopkins Gallaudet
who was the first deaf teacher of deaf students in the US? - ANSWERS-Laurent Clerc
Who founded the first successful school for the deaf in Paris? - ANSWERS-Abbe De l'Epee
Who founded the first deaf church in the US? - ANSWERS-Thomas Gallaudet
Who was the first linguist to verify ASL as a true language? - ANSWERS-William Stokoe
Who founded the first college for deaf students? - ANSWERS-Edward Miner Gallaudet
Who trained teachers to establish free public schools throughout Europe? - ANSWERS-Abbe
Sicard
Who was the first student to attend they first school for the deaf in the US? - ANSWERS-Alice
Cogswell
, when was the world's first deaf college in DC founded? - ANSWERS-1864
When was the world conference of educators for the deaf in Milan, Italy when they started
abolishing sign language? - ANSWERS-1880
when was the American School for the Deaf established in Hartford, Connnecticut founded? -
ANSWERS-April 15, 1817
When was Martha's Vineyard? - ANSWERS-1920's
When did the Spanish Monks use sign language to communicate and discover it as a tool t
educate deaf people? - ANSWERS-1700's
when did ASL prove to be a true and fully developed language at Gallaudet College? -
ANSWERS-1960
what is ASL? - ANSWERS-A language capable of expressing any abstract idea, and utilizing space
and movement to convey meaning
Historically, ASL is related to what other type of sign language? - ANSWERS-French Sign
Language
Which 2 countries use ASL the most? - ANSWERS-US, Canada
What percent of deaf people have deaf parents? - ANSWERS-10%
Primarily, how is ASL and deaf culture transmitted to deaf people from generation to
generation? - ANSWERS-residential schools for the deaf
Answers8
What is the Deaf President Now movement? (date) - ANSWERS-Deaf President Now (DPN) was a
student protest in March 1988 at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. The university,
established by an act of Congress in 1864 to serve the Deaf, had always been led by a hearing
president.
Who was the first supervisor of the first school for the deaf in the US? - ANSWERS-Thomas
Hopkins Gallaudet
who was the first deaf teacher of deaf students in the US? - ANSWERS-Laurent Clerc
Who founded the first successful school for the deaf in Paris? - ANSWERS-Abbe De l'Epee
Who founded the first deaf church in the US? - ANSWERS-Thomas Gallaudet
Who was the first linguist to verify ASL as a true language? - ANSWERS-William Stokoe
Who founded the first college for deaf students? - ANSWERS-Edward Miner Gallaudet
Who trained teachers to establish free public schools throughout Europe? - ANSWERS-Abbe
Sicard
Who was the first student to attend they first school for the deaf in the US? - ANSWERS-Alice
Cogswell
, when was the world's first deaf college in DC founded? - ANSWERS-1864
When was the world conference of educators for the deaf in Milan, Italy when they started
abolishing sign language? - ANSWERS-1880
when was the American School for the Deaf established in Hartford, Connnecticut founded? -
ANSWERS-April 15, 1817
When was Martha's Vineyard? - ANSWERS-1920's
When did the Spanish Monks use sign language to communicate and discover it as a tool t
educate deaf people? - ANSWERS-1700's
when did ASL prove to be a true and fully developed language at Gallaudet College? -
ANSWERS-1960
what is ASL? - ANSWERS-A language capable of expressing any abstract idea, and utilizing space
and movement to convey meaning
Historically, ASL is related to what other type of sign language? - ANSWERS-French Sign
Language
Which 2 countries use ASL the most? - ANSWERS-US, Canada
What percent of deaf people have deaf parents? - ANSWERS-10%
Primarily, how is ASL and deaf culture transmitted to deaf people from generation to
generation? - ANSWERS-residential schools for the deaf
