ASL 310 DEAF STUDIES FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Audism
the notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear and speak, or behave in
the manner of one who hears and speaks
ASL is a blend of...
signed languages used in the US before 1817 such as Martha's Vineyard Sign
Language, home signs used by isolated Deaf people, and Old French Sign Language
The term, American Sign Language, was not coined until
1965
The Golden Age of Deaf Culture was between
1835-1860's
"Deaf sign" became standardized in
1835
The Golden Age was shattered in 1880 when...
the Milan Congress declared the "incontestable superiority of speech over signs for
restoring the deaf-mute to society"
The National Association of the Deaf ASL Film Project (1913-1920) is
"the first published recording of ASL literature, the only visual record of ASL used in the
early part of the twentieth century"
William Stokoe, a hearing professor at Gallaudet College was...
, the first person to study ASL and publish the first ASL dictionary in 1965. He declared
ASL to be a language
What are the three forms of literature
1. Oral
2. Written
3. Signed
How many people use ASL
10% of 25 million people
Medical Deafness
The inability to hear and the inability to speak vocally
Cultural Deafness
Use ASL as primary language
What is culture?
its members share values, beliefs, attitudes, and, most importantly, a language different
from that of outsiders to the culture
What is Deaf Culture?
1. A particular group of people who share a beautiful language (ASL)
2. A term measured by culture and attitude, not by an audiogram
3. A member of a vibrant group of people with their own culture, history, folklore and
humor
4. A group in which vibration and vision are the primary senses
There were hearing presidents at Gallaudet for
124 years
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Audism
the notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear and speak, or behave in
the manner of one who hears and speaks
ASL is a blend of...
signed languages used in the US before 1817 such as Martha's Vineyard Sign
Language, home signs used by isolated Deaf people, and Old French Sign Language
The term, American Sign Language, was not coined until
1965
The Golden Age of Deaf Culture was between
1835-1860's
"Deaf sign" became standardized in
1835
The Golden Age was shattered in 1880 when...
the Milan Congress declared the "incontestable superiority of speech over signs for
restoring the deaf-mute to society"
The National Association of the Deaf ASL Film Project (1913-1920) is
"the first published recording of ASL literature, the only visual record of ASL used in the
early part of the twentieth century"
William Stokoe, a hearing professor at Gallaudet College was...
, the first person to study ASL and publish the first ASL dictionary in 1965. He declared
ASL to be a language
What are the three forms of literature
1. Oral
2. Written
3. Signed
How many people use ASL
10% of 25 million people
Medical Deafness
The inability to hear and the inability to speak vocally
Cultural Deafness
Use ASL as primary language
What is culture?
its members share values, beliefs, attitudes, and, most importantly, a language different
from that of outsiders to the culture
What is Deaf Culture?
1. A particular group of people who share a beautiful language (ASL)
2. A term measured by culture and attitude, not by an audiogram
3. A member of a vibrant group of people with their own culture, history, folklore and
humor
4. A group in which vibration and vision are the primary senses
There were hearing presidents at Gallaudet for
124 years
