UIUC SHS 222 FINAL EXAM S24 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
1. Deaf children born into hearing families tend to be ranked superior to those
from Deaf families in all areas of development, including academics, personal
and social development, language acquisition in both ASL and English, com
munication skills, and career aspirations.-ANSWER- correctFalse
True
2. What percentage of deaf people are born to deaf parents?-ANSWER- correct- 10 percent
90 percent
45 percent
25 percent
3. In the 1960s the linguist William Stokoe showed that ASL is-ANSWER- an arsenal of gestures
without rules
correct-ANSWER- a true language with rules like any other language
4. George W. Veditz was one of the first-ANSWER- deaf surgeons
correct-ANSWER- deaf
f
ilmmakers
deaf priests
5. Oral schools outlawed the use of sign (Through Deaf Eyes)-ANSWER- correct- True
False
6. According to Greenwald, Bell was a key player in the eugenics movement and
advocated for programs that would limit the rights of deaf people to marry
other deaf people.-ANSWER- True
correct-ANSWER- False
, 7. What was Bell's reason for stating that the expansion of the deaf population
could be stopped?-ANSWER- They were isolated from hearing majority
They were often institutionalized in residential schools
They used sign language
Deaf people might marry other deaf people
UIUC SHS 222 Final Exam S24
Study online at https-ANSWER-//quizlet.com/_eqxp9m
correct-ANSWER- Oralism would teach speech and speechreading, allowing deaf people to
mainstream and marry hearing
people
8. A hearing person can be considered Deaf if they have Deaf parents/family,
use ASL fluently, and are an active member of the Deaf community.-ANSWER- True
correct-ANSWER- False
9. Deaf leaders found it obvious that oralism fed into the eugenics movement.
-ANSWER- True
correct-ANSWER- False
10. Bell did not actually believe in the possibility of a deaf variety of the human
race.-ANSWER- True
correct-ANSWER- False
11. Noun-verb pairs in ASL are examples which illustrate that ASL has mor
phemes.What is a noun-verb pair?-ANSWER- Numbers that are built into, or incorporated, into
certain noun
signs
correct-ANSWER- Pairs of signs with identical handshapes, locations, and palm orientation but
that differ only by movement
Identical signs that differ only by location
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
1. Deaf children born into hearing families tend to be ranked superior to those
from Deaf families in all areas of development, including academics, personal
and social development, language acquisition in both ASL and English, com
munication skills, and career aspirations.-ANSWER- correctFalse
True
2. What percentage of deaf people are born to deaf parents?-ANSWER- correct- 10 percent
90 percent
45 percent
25 percent
3. In the 1960s the linguist William Stokoe showed that ASL is-ANSWER- an arsenal of gestures
without rules
correct-ANSWER- a true language with rules like any other language
4. George W. Veditz was one of the first-ANSWER- deaf surgeons
correct-ANSWER- deaf
f
ilmmakers
deaf priests
5. Oral schools outlawed the use of sign (Through Deaf Eyes)-ANSWER- correct- True
False
6. According to Greenwald, Bell was a key player in the eugenics movement and
advocated for programs that would limit the rights of deaf people to marry
other deaf people.-ANSWER- True
correct-ANSWER- False
, 7. What was Bell's reason for stating that the expansion of the deaf population
could be stopped?-ANSWER- They were isolated from hearing majority
They were often institutionalized in residential schools
They used sign language
Deaf people might marry other deaf people
UIUC SHS 222 Final Exam S24
Study online at https-ANSWER-//quizlet.com/_eqxp9m
correct-ANSWER- Oralism would teach speech and speechreading, allowing deaf people to
mainstream and marry hearing
people
8. A hearing person can be considered Deaf if they have Deaf parents/family,
use ASL fluently, and are an active member of the Deaf community.-ANSWER- True
correct-ANSWER- False
9. Deaf leaders found it obvious that oralism fed into the eugenics movement.
-ANSWER- True
correct-ANSWER- False
10. Bell did not actually believe in the possibility of a deaf variety of the human
race.-ANSWER- True
correct-ANSWER- False
11. Noun-verb pairs in ASL are examples which illustrate that ASL has mor
phemes.What is a noun-verb pair?-ANSWER- Numbers that are built into, or incorporated, into
certain noun
signs
correct-ANSWER- Pairs of signs with identical handshapes, locations, and palm orientation but
that differ only by movement
Identical signs that differ only by location
