Deaf Culture Final Exam Questions
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Marlee .Matlin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Won .Oscar .in .1986 .for .Best .Actress .for
.her .performance .in .Children .of .a .Lesser .God
- .Secured .roles .in .14 .other .films .and .21 .TV .shows
- .1986 .named .one .of .the .top .ten .most .beautiful .women
- .Worked .with .professional .writers .for .autobiography ."I'll .Scream .Later"
-Advocate .for .Deaf .community .for .full .access .of .public .media, .such .as
.captioning
- .Awarded .honorary .degree .by .Gallaudet .for .dedication .and .advocacy .work
.Deaf .community
Elite .Deaf .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .growing .group .of .Deaf .professional .middle-
class .indiviuals
- .have .college .degrees, .professional .jobs, .and .live .comfortably
-Typically .among .the .political .leaders .for .Deaf .community, .working .to .improve
.quality .of .life .for .future .Deaf .generations
- .Active .in .state .and .civic .associations .of .the .Deaf .and .advocate .for .improved
.quality .of .life .for .all .deaf .people .and .better .educational .opportunities .for .deaf
.children
Hearing .Dominant .Bi-cultural .Deaf .Individuals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--individuals
.who .can .function .well .within .Deaf .community, .but .who .have .relatively .limited
.contacts .with .other .Deaf .people; .peoples' .lives .revolve .around .hearing .people;
.do .not .shun .Deaf .community, .just .limited .exposure
Deaf .Dominant .Bi-cultural .Individuals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--function .well
.around .Deaf .and .hearing, .but, .if .given .a .choice, .they .would .choose .to .be .with
.Deaf .people, .more .specifically, .people .who .can .sign; .invest .time .and .energy .in
.making .contacts .with .hearing .people .as .effective .possible .(ex: .may .teach
.neighbor .or .coworker .to .sign); .assert .selves .in .hearing .situations .by .using
.interpreters, .writing .notes, .etc.
Culturally .Captive .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-individuals .who .grew .up .without .any
.knowledge .of .the .deaf .community
, Culturally .Isolated .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .deaf .person .chooses .not .to .be
.affiliated .with .the .Deaf .community .and .rejects .ASL .and .Deaf .culture.
.Experiences .life .of .isolation .and .loneliness. ."Oral .failures."
Culturally .Separate .Deaf .Individuals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--individuals .who
.intentionally .keep .contacts .with .hearing .people .to .a .minimum; .Deaf .with .this
.identity .decide .they .will .live .more .effectively .avoiding .awkward .interactions
.with .hearing .people .(communication .barriers, .patronizing .attitudes,
.insensitivity, .and .oppression)
Balanced .Bicultural .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .deaf .person .is .truly .comfortable
.with .both .hearing .and .Deaf .communities.
Culturally .Marginal .Individuals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--do .not .feel .at .ease .in
.Deaf .community, .but .do .not .feel .part .of .hearing .society .either
-feel .marginalized .because .people .avoid .this .person .due .to .difficulties .with
.communication
5 .Stages .of .Cultural .Awareness .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Conformity .- .member
.of .oppressed .group .spends .years .growing .up .trying .to .conform .to .society's
.expectations .of .their .disfranchised .community
2. .Dissonance .- .person .is .exposed .to .the .positive .aspects .of .the .stigmatized
.community .for .the .first .time; .triggers .a .reevaluation .of .his .or .her .affiliation
.with .this .group .of .people
3. .Resistance .and .Immersion .- .Individual .from .disenfranchised .group .becomes
.determined .to .learn .more .about .their .cultural .identity; .shun .mainstream .society
.as .much .as .possible
4. .Introspection .- .Individual .begins .to .reexamine .the .extreme .stance .in .previous
.stage
5. .Awareness .- .Individual .comes .to .terms .with .their .culture .and .is .at .peace .at
.home .and .internally; .have .achieved .full .control .of .their .lives
Deaf .Ghetto .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Deaf .community .used .to .be .known .as .Deaf
.Ghetto
Oral .Failures .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Those .who .failed .to .pick .up .on .the .oral
.language
Wh- .Word .Questions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .squeezed .eyebrows
- .head .tilt .forward .slightly
- .eye .gaze .on .addressee
- .hold .last .sign
Y/N .Questions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .raised .eyebrows
- .widened .eyes
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Marlee .Matlin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Won .Oscar .in .1986 .for .Best .Actress .for
.her .performance .in .Children .of .a .Lesser .God
- .Secured .roles .in .14 .other .films .and .21 .TV .shows
- .1986 .named .one .of .the .top .ten .most .beautiful .women
- .Worked .with .professional .writers .for .autobiography ."I'll .Scream .Later"
-Advocate .for .Deaf .community .for .full .access .of .public .media, .such .as
.captioning
- .Awarded .honorary .degree .by .Gallaudet .for .dedication .and .advocacy .work
.Deaf .community
Elite .Deaf .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .growing .group .of .Deaf .professional .middle-
class .indiviuals
- .have .college .degrees, .professional .jobs, .and .live .comfortably
-Typically .among .the .political .leaders .for .Deaf .community, .working .to .improve
.quality .of .life .for .future .Deaf .generations
- .Active .in .state .and .civic .associations .of .the .Deaf .and .advocate .for .improved
.quality .of .life .for .all .deaf .people .and .better .educational .opportunities .for .deaf
.children
Hearing .Dominant .Bi-cultural .Deaf .Individuals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--individuals
.who .can .function .well .within .Deaf .community, .but .who .have .relatively .limited
.contacts .with .other .Deaf .people; .peoples' .lives .revolve .around .hearing .people;
.do .not .shun .Deaf .community, .just .limited .exposure
Deaf .Dominant .Bi-cultural .Individuals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--function .well
.around .Deaf .and .hearing, .but, .if .given .a .choice, .they .would .choose .to .be .with
.Deaf .people, .more .specifically, .people .who .can .sign; .invest .time .and .energy .in
.making .contacts .with .hearing .people .as .effective .possible .(ex: .may .teach
.neighbor .or .coworker .to .sign); .assert .selves .in .hearing .situations .by .using
.interpreters, .writing .notes, .etc.
Culturally .Captive .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-individuals .who .grew .up .without .any
.knowledge .of .the .deaf .community
, Culturally .Isolated .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .deaf .person .chooses .not .to .be
.affiliated .with .the .Deaf .community .and .rejects .ASL .and .Deaf .culture.
.Experiences .life .of .isolation .and .loneliness. ."Oral .failures."
Culturally .Separate .Deaf .Individuals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--individuals .who
.intentionally .keep .contacts .with .hearing .people .to .a .minimum; .Deaf .with .this
.identity .decide .they .will .live .more .effectively .avoiding .awkward .interactions
.with .hearing .people .(communication .barriers, .patronizing .attitudes,
.insensitivity, .and .oppression)
Balanced .Bicultural .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .deaf .person .is .truly .comfortable
.with .both .hearing .and .Deaf .communities.
Culturally .Marginal .Individuals .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--do .not .feel .at .ease .in
.Deaf .community, .but .do .not .feel .part .of .hearing .society .either
-feel .marginalized .because .people .avoid .this .person .due .to .difficulties .with
.communication
5 .Stages .of .Cultural .Awareness .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .Conformity .- .member
.of .oppressed .group .spends .years .growing .up .trying .to .conform .to .society's
.expectations .of .their .disfranchised .community
2. .Dissonance .- .person .is .exposed .to .the .positive .aspects .of .the .stigmatized
.community .for .the .first .time; .triggers .a .reevaluation .of .his .or .her .affiliation
.with .this .group .of .people
3. .Resistance .and .Immersion .- .Individual .from .disenfranchised .group .becomes
.determined .to .learn .more .about .their .cultural .identity; .shun .mainstream .society
.as .much .as .possible
4. .Introspection .- .Individual .begins .to .reexamine .the .extreme .stance .in .previous
.stage
5. .Awareness .- .Individual .comes .to .terms .with .their .culture .and .is .at .peace .at
.home .and .internally; .have .achieved .full .control .of .their .lives
Deaf .Ghetto .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Deaf .community .used .to .be .known .as .Deaf
.Ghetto
Oral .Failures .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Those .who .failed .to .pick .up .on .the .oral
.language
Wh- .Word .Questions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .squeezed .eyebrows
- .head .tilt .forward .slightly
- .eye .gaze .on .addressee
- .hold .last .sign
Y/N .Questions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .raised .eyebrows
- .widened .eyes
