FHPO Chapter American Sign Language has also been known as a. Siglish b. Ameslan c. Pidgin English d. Silent English. Pick one: (2 points each)

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1 FHPO Chapter 1 What is ASL? Pick one: (2 points each) 1. American Sign Language has also been known as a. Siglish b. Ameslan c. Pidgin English d. Silent English 2. ASL was invented by: a. French teachers b. hearing educators c. deaf children/adults d. linguist at Gallaudet 3. There was a well-developed native form of sign language in: a. New Amsterdam b. Boston c. Martha s Vineyard d. Philadelphia 4. One of the unique features of ASL is: a. reliance on fingerspelling b. lack of standard c. difficult to learn d. transmission from child to child T/F (1 point each) 5. T F ASL is based on the syntax of American English. 6. T F Since ASL is difficult for hearing people to learn, very few have mastered it. 7. T F ASL contains of borrowings from British Sign Language. 8. T F Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founded Gallaudet University. Fill in the blank (4 points each) 9. During the Dark Age, adult Deaf signers were:. 10. Four creative uses of ASL are,, and. Essay: (15 points) You must explain more details. (30 words or more) 11. How were Gallaudet and Clerc able to round up the necessary public and legislative support they needed for their new school in such a relatively short time?

2 FHPO Chapter 2 Universal sign? T/F (1 points each) 1. T F Swedish Sign Language is one of the vibrant Scandinavian sign languages. 2. T F Some African sign languages have been influenced by the language brought over by missionaries. 3. T F Words and basic concepts have much the same sign sin different sign languages. 4. T F Gestuno was first used at the DEAF WAY International Conference and Festival in T F signers from foreign countries immediately recognize and understand ASL. Fill in the Blanks (2 points each) 1. The DEAF WAY International Conference and Festival attracted some 5,500 attendees from nations. 2. ASL is not only used in the USA, it s also popular in. 3. Signing was especially common among hearing and deaf people in the Martha s Vineyard communities of and Tisbury. 4. Deaf people can be when it comes to bridging communication gaps with signers form other nations. 5. The French National institute trained and exported teachers to Russia, Denmark, Holland, and. Essay Questions (10 points each) (20 words or more) 1. Why do deaf children develop home sign? 2. What are some reasons why different sign languages would develop non-universal signs?

3 FHPO Chapter 3 Braille vs. ASL Name: T/F (1 points each) 1. T F Morse code, fingerspelling and Braille have something in common. 2. T F Deaf people are immediately recognizable as deaf because of their facial expressions. 3. T F Blind people have been accorded more social respect than deaf people. 4. T F Since blind people can t see, they can t communicate in ASL or with fingerspelling. Fill in the Blanks (2 points each) 1. The best-known tactile code for blind people was developed by Braille. 2. Braille is read with the. 3. developed a famous telegraphic code. 4. Recognizable blindness markers such as dark glasses, canes and seeing dogs with distinctive. 5. Two technological advances for blind people are Telebraille machines and the Personal Reader. Written Answer (5 points each) (10 words or more) 1. Are Deaf people able to feel the Braille? Why or why not? 2. What is the difference in between Morse code and Braille? 3. Why are hearing people apt to think that ASL is Braille? Explain. 4. Why do deaf-blind people become so skilled in using variety of communication modes?

4 FHPO Chapter 4 FSL & Abbe Pick one (2 points each) 1. The Abbe de l Epee: a. was a powerful churchman who lived in luxury. b. is honored fro having invented French Sign Language. c. invented a cumbersome method of methodical signs that impeded communication. d. believed in profiting from his teaching. 2. The French National Institute: a. couldn t compete with the Braidwood Academy b. was run by oralists from the beginning. c. was the world s first free public school for deaf students. d. had little or no influence on American education of the Deaf. 3. which one is true of Abbe Sicard? a. he didn t believe in writing down anything. b. He directed the Institute during the king Louis XV time. c. He was on friendly terms with Napoleon. d. His prize pupil, Jean Massieu, was Laurent Clerc s teacher. 4. Epee and Sicard: a. become wealth from teaching b. trained teacher to set up their own schools c. were influenced by the Braidwoods/Heinicke d. saw their school as temporary solution Fill in the Blank (2 points each) 1. The National Institute sent teachers across Europe to set up schools on the French model as far away as. 2. The Abbe Sicard wrote a hefty treatise titled. 3. The Abbe Simon tried to give his deaf pupils a basic moral education by using illustrations of lives of the saints. 4. A copy of Sicard s book found its way into s library. Essay Questions: 10 points each (50 words or more) 1. If Deaf people in France had been signing long before the Abbe de l Eppe was born, why has Deaf folklore credited him with the invention of FSL? 2. What are methodical signs? What did they look like?

5 FHPO Chapter 5 ASL vs. BSL Written Answers (5 points) 5 words or more 1. Why did Deaf teachers become an extinct species? 2. Who brought Laurent Clerc back to USA? 3. What does FSL stands for? 4. The school called Hartford Asylum and what does Asylum mean to you? Do you think that Deaf people should stay in Asylum? T/F (1 points each) 1. T F The British Manual alphabet was invented by generations of Deaf people. 2. T F Several ancestors of the British Royal Family were deaf. 3. T F Princess Diana learned to sign so she could communicate with Deaf people. 4. T F Deaf education in the UK has long been controlled by hearing oralists. 5. T F There are two liberal-arts colleges for the deaf in England one in Birmingham and one in Manchester. Fill in the Blanks (2 points each) 1. Princess Diana contributed to the new BSL Dictionary. 2. The in 1880 had disastrous effect on sign-languages based Deaf education in England, Europe and USA. 3. reflects the culture and visual humor of the British Deaf Community. 4. succeeded Princess Diana as Patron of the British Deaf Association. 5. The Braidwoods attempt to establish a school in USA was largely doomed because of the bad character of.

6 FHPO Chapter 6 Structure of ASL Pick one (2 points each) 1. Which of the statements is true? a. ASL is a form of Manually Coded English c. ASL users cannot communicate with PSE users b. Classifiers are not found in spoken language. D. An early form of ASL predated the arrival of Clerc. 2. MCE systems: a. have been scientifically proven to help deaf students to learn English. b. employ ASL signs to some extent, with grammatical markers c. Are in wide use outside of the classroom. d. attempt to make sign language conform the structure of spoken English. 3. The generally preferred order for ASL: a. SVO b. VOS c. OSV d. VSO 4. SEE 1: a. Seeing Exact English b. Signing Exact English c. Seeing Essential English d. Seeing English Exactly 5. Spanish Sign Language and Japanese Sign Language syntaxes are: a. same as ASL syntax b. not the same as ASL syntax T/F (1 point each) 1. T F Signed Englsih is much same thing as fingerspelling. 2. T F MCE systems may have some use in teaching English grammar to native-asl signers. 3. T F Some 90% of ASL signs are derived from FSL. 4. T F Classifiers are a way of economically describing an object s shape, size and location. 5. T F Very few MCE systems have been developed. Written Answers (20 points) 40 words or above PICK ONE QUESTION: 1. Why do you think it s so challenging for hearing people to learn real ASL? 2. Why did Clerc s pupils insist on rejecting some of Clerc s signs? 3. What are the differences in between SEE-1 and SEE -2?

7 FHPO Chapter 7 Is ASL a written language? Written Answer (5 points each) 1. What are the five parameters? 2. The green book textbook, who were the two authors? 3. What is a good ASL dictionary or textbook acknowledges? 4. Who was a pioneering ASL researcher? 5. What is the best way to learn ASL? Essay: (20 points) 40 words or more 1. Is ASL a written language? William Stokoe had no background in signing nor prior interaction with Deaf people before he arrived at Gallaudet College. Explain this.

8 FHPO chapter 8 How to learn ASL? Name: Date: Period # 1. How do Deaf people learn sign language? a. Deaf parents b. from ASL book c. through social 2. Which one is a good supplement for ASL videos? a. Sesame Street b. skilled native ASL users c. Deaf people 3. In what percentage, that Deaf children of hearing parents has? a. 50% b. 10% c. 90% d. 20% 4. How can Deaf people learn ASL through times? a. immersion b. taking ASL classes c. looking at interpreter 5. What does NTID stands for? 6. Which Deaf school that forbids Deaf students to use ASL? 7. How can you improve your ASL expressive and receptive skills? Pick BEST answer. a. Immersion through ASL club, Ms. Wilson s class, tutorials and interact with Deaf students b. Just reading ASL books only. c. Do nothing, but looking at Ms. Wilson s lecture only. d. Asking other students to help without practicing on Cultural language. 8. After reading this chapter and learning about Deaf culture, what does AFE means to you now? 9. What does ASL club means to you? Can you visit ASL club? Do you think your ASL skill will improve if you visit ASL club through the school year?

9 FHPO Chapter 10 Accent sign? Fill in the blank (2 points each) 1. A BSL native who learned ASL would likely retain a. 2. Some ASL signers sign with great care, but others sign. 3. Even those who lived in the city of a single European kingdom or nation might not understand those from a different. 4. Steven Schrader notes that he saw improverished North Carolinans using ASL in a way. 5. Linguistic still exists in the Deaf community. Pick one (2 points each) 1. ASL has many regional: a. variations b. education c. accents d. low-class 2. In Wisconsin, what is a term to sign? a. soon b. birthday c. outside d. truck 3. Educated Deaf people uses mostly: a. ASL b. fingerspelling c. SEE d. Oral 4. Hearing accent means: a. using voice b. using ASL c. using SEE d. using voice and ASL at same time

10 FHPO Chapter 11 Asian sign Critical Thinking (your own answer) (15 points each) (10 words or more) 1. Do you think the sign for Polish an offensive? Why or Why not? 2. The sign for Jew is used as an insult to meaning what? 3. In ASL for genders, which part of body that signs for male and female signs? Name a list of female and male terms. male female 4. Why does the sign female on the certain area? Do you think it should change? Why or why not?

11 FHPO Chapter 20 ASL is 3 rd most used language in USA T/F (1 point each) 1. T F While ASL may not be the third-most-popular language in USA, it s certainly popular. 2. T F A language created and used in the USA can qualify as foreign. 3. T F To American Indians, Anglo-English speakers are foreign. 4. T F There can never be any ASL literature. 5. T F No colleges accept ASL. Pick one (2 points each) 1. ASL is what number most used language in USA? a. 4 th b. 2 nd c. 3 rd d. 8 th 2. ASL can be used to fulfill what requirement at universities. a. culture b. foreign c. language d. written language Written answers (10 points) 20 words or more 1. Why are more schools and colleges choosing to recognize ASL? 2. In what ways can ASL be considered a foreign language?