UIUC SHS 222 S24 Exam #1 Questions with correct
answers
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, communication
skills, and career aspirations. - ✔✔correct: False
True
What percentage of deaf people are born to deaf parents? - ✔✔correct: 10
percent
90 percent
45 percent
25 percent
In the 1960s the linguist William Stokoe showed that ASL is - ✔✔an arsenal of
gestures without rules
correct: a true language with rules like any other language
George W. Veditz was one of the first - ✔✔deaf surgeons
correct: deaf
filmmakers
deaf priests
, Oral schools outlawed the use of sign (Through Deaf Eyes) - ✔✔correct: True
False
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. - ✔✔True
correct: False
What was Bell's reason for stating that the expansion of the deaf population could
be stopped? - ✔✔They were isolated from hearing majority
They were often institutionalized in residential schools
They used sign language
Deaf people might marry other deaf people
correct: Oralism would teach speech and speechreading, allowing deaf people to
mainstream and marry hearing people
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. - ✔✔True
correct: False
answers
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, communication
skills, and career aspirations. - ✔✔correct: False
True
What percentage of deaf people are born to deaf parents? - ✔✔correct: 10
percent
90 percent
45 percent
25 percent
In the 1960s the linguist William Stokoe showed that ASL is - ✔✔an arsenal of
gestures without rules
correct: a true language with rules like any other language
George W. Veditz was one of the first - ✔✔deaf surgeons
correct: deaf
filmmakers
deaf priests
, Oral schools outlawed the use of sign (Through Deaf Eyes) - ✔✔correct: True
False
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. - ✔✔True
correct: False
What was Bell's reason for stating that the expansion of the deaf population could
be stopped? - ✔✔They were isolated from hearing majority
They were often institutionalized in residential schools
They used sign language
Deaf people might marry other deaf people
correct: Oralism would teach speech and speechreading, allowing deaf people to
mainstream and marry hearing people
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. - ✔✔True
correct: False
