ASLI 310 - DEAF STUDIES FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which country was the FIRST to record references to Deaf people?
Egypt
Name the Greek philosopher 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 Greek philosopher who wrote that people who are "born deaf become
senseless and incapable of reason."
Aristotle
Who said, "So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God?"
Paul the Apostle
Which Greek philosopher said he would use signed language if he were to
become Deaf?
Socrates
Who was the first person ever to challenge Aristotle's belief that hearing was a
requirement for understanding?
Girolamo Cardano
In 1620, ______ reproduced Melchor de Yebra's fingerspelling chart in a book.
Titled Simplification of the Letters of the Alphabet and Method of Teaching Deaf
, Mutes to speak, this is the earliest [publication] about deaf education known to
exist."
Juan Pablo Bonet
What year was the first free school for the Deaf in the world established in Paris,
France?
1760
_____ may be the first Deaf author ever to write a book in 1779 about the Deaf
community in Paris, France.
Pierre Desloges
What was the name of the ship that Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet were on
from France to America?
Mary Augusta
When Harlan Lane's book, "When the Mind Hears," was published in 1984, how
many schools were founded by de l'Epee's followers throughout the world?
More than 200
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 in the
world?
Etienne Defaye
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which country was the FIRST to record references to Deaf people?
Egypt
Name the Greek philosopher 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 Greek philosopher who wrote that people who are "born deaf become
senseless and incapable of reason."
Aristotle
Who said, "So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God?"
Paul the Apostle
Which Greek philosopher said he would use signed language if he were to
become Deaf?
Socrates
Who was the first person ever to challenge Aristotle's belief that hearing was a
requirement for understanding?
Girolamo Cardano
In 1620, ______ reproduced Melchor de Yebra's fingerspelling chart in a book.
Titled Simplification of the Letters of the Alphabet and Method of Teaching Deaf
, Mutes to speak, this is the earliest [publication] about deaf education known to
exist."
Juan Pablo Bonet
What year was the first free school for the Deaf in the world established in Paris,
France?
1760
_____ may be the first Deaf author ever to write a book in 1779 about the Deaf
community in Paris, France.
Pierre Desloges
What was the name of the ship that Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet were on
from France to America?
Mary Augusta
When Harlan Lane's book, "When the Mind Hears," was published in 1984, how
many schools were founded by de l'Epee's followers throughout the world?
More than 200
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 in the
world?
Etienne Defaye
