ASL 102 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
What is appropriate when arriving late? - Answer-1) Find the right time in the
presentation to interrupt
2) Briefly apologize and get permission to take seat
What is appropriate when leaving early? - Answer-1) Find the right time in the
presentation to interrupt
2) Briefly apologize and get permission to leave
What are the two types of name signs? - Answer-- descriptive = typically used with
younger people, derived from a physical or behavioral characteristic
- arbitrary = a longstanding norm, an initial with a random movement
T/F: A name sign can never be changed once assigned. - Answer-- False
How do you describe a neighborhood? - Answer-1. Tell where you live = kind of
residence, what city or district, for how long and with who
2. Tell what your neighborhood is like = type of neighborhood or area, what is nearby
and convenient, who lives in the neighborhood
3. Tell what is next to your residence
4. Tell what you like and don't like about the area
5. Tell about future plans
What was Martha's Vineyard? - Answer-- island off Cape Cod, MA
- a majority Deaf community until the 50s
- traced back to Old Kentish Sign Language
- Jonathan Lambert (Deaf) + wife (hearing) = 2 Deaf children
+ first recorded case of hereditary deafness on island
How did ASL stamps come to be? - Answer-- lobbied for by American Postal Workers
Union (2,500 Deaf workers)
- released in 1993
How are rhetorical questions similar to ASL sentence structure? - Answer-- WH-
question then answer, but with raised brows
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
What is appropriate when arriving late? - Answer-1) Find the right time in the
presentation to interrupt
2) Briefly apologize and get permission to take seat
What is appropriate when leaving early? - Answer-1) Find the right time in the
presentation to interrupt
2) Briefly apologize and get permission to leave
What are the two types of name signs? - Answer-- descriptive = typically used with
younger people, derived from a physical or behavioral characteristic
- arbitrary = a longstanding norm, an initial with a random movement
T/F: A name sign can never be changed once assigned. - Answer-- False
How do you describe a neighborhood? - Answer-1. Tell where you live = kind of
residence, what city or district, for how long and with who
2. Tell what your neighborhood is like = type of neighborhood or area, what is nearby
and convenient, who lives in the neighborhood
3. Tell what is next to your residence
4. Tell what you like and don't like about the area
5. Tell about future plans
What was Martha's Vineyard? - Answer-- island off Cape Cod, MA
- a majority Deaf community until the 50s
- traced back to Old Kentish Sign Language
- Jonathan Lambert (Deaf) + wife (hearing) = 2 Deaf children
+ first recorded case of hereditary deafness on island
How did ASL stamps come to be? - Answer-- lobbied for by American Postal Workers
Union (2,500 Deaf workers)
- released in 1993
How are rhetorical questions similar to ASL sentence structure? - Answer-- WH-
question then answer, but with raised brows
