ASL 310 DEAF STUDIES FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Name three countries that may make the earliest recorded reference to Deaf
people
Greece, Israel, Egypt
Which country was the FIRST to record references to Deaf people?
Egypt
Name the Greek philosopher who apparently supported the use of sign language.
Socrates
Name the Greek philosopher who wrote that people who are "born deaf become
senseless and incapable of reason."
Aristotle
Name the individual who, for the first time ever, challenged Aristotle's belief that
hearing was a requirement for understanding.
Girolamo Cardano
What was the first free school of the Deaf in the world in 1760?
Paris, France
Name the individual who may have published a book about deafness
Solomon Alberti
Name the individual who said, "Without speech there was no outward sign of
intelligence, so deaf people must not be capable of ideas or language."?
, Plato
Name the individual who may have written the first book on Deaf education
Juan Pablo Bonet
Name the individual who advocated the theory that the ability of speech was
separated from the ability of thought
Rudolphus Agricola
Who founded the National Institute for Deaf-Mutes in Paris, France?
Abbe Charles Michel de l'Epee
Who is responsible for causing the establishment of 12 schools all over Europe
that used sign language?
Abbe de l'Epee
Who were the first Deaf people Abbe de l'Epee ever met that caused him to be
interested in teaching the Deaf?
Two Deaf sisters (twin)
What kind of view did Abbe de l'Epee have on French Sign Language (LSF)?
LSF did not have grammatical rules so he invented an unnatural sign system for
instructional purposes.
Who was the first recorded Deaf teacher of the Deaf in France and possibly the
world?
Etienne Defaye
What year was the first free school for the Deaf in the world established in Paris,
France?
1760
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Name three countries that may make the earliest recorded reference to Deaf
people
Greece, Israel, Egypt
Which country was the FIRST to record references to Deaf people?
Egypt
Name the Greek philosopher who apparently supported the use of sign language.
Socrates
Name the Greek philosopher who wrote that people who are "born deaf become
senseless and incapable of reason."
Aristotle
Name the individual who, for the first time ever, challenged Aristotle's belief that
hearing was a requirement for understanding.
Girolamo Cardano
What was the first free school of the Deaf in the world in 1760?
Paris, France
Name the individual who may have published a book about deafness
Solomon Alberti
Name the individual who said, "Without speech there was no outward sign of
intelligence, so deaf people must not be capable of ideas or language."?
, Plato
Name the individual who may have written the first book on Deaf education
Juan Pablo Bonet
Name the individual who advocated the theory that the ability of speech was
separated from the ability of thought
Rudolphus Agricola
Who founded the National Institute for Deaf-Mutes in Paris, France?
Abbe Charles Michel de l'Epee
Who is responsible for causing the establishment of 12 schools all over Europe
that used sign language?
Abbe de l'Epee
Who were the first Deaf people Abbe de l'Epee ever met that caused him to be
interested in teaching the Deaf?
Two Deaf sisters (twin)
What kind of view did Abbe de l'Epee have on French Sign Language (LSF)?
LSF did not have grammatical rules so he invented an unnatural sign system for
instructional purposes.
Who was the first recorded Deaf teacher of the Deaf in France and possibly the
world?
Etienne Defaye
What year was the first free school for the Deaf in the world established in Paris,
France?
1760
