DCA Final Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions 2025/2026
How many deaf people are there in the world?
Question options:
a) 360,000 to 517,000 people.
b) Approximately 360 million in the world have "disabling" hearing loss.
c) 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States.
d) 17 percent of the United States population. - ANSWERSb
What does capitalized D in 'Deaf' refer to?
Question options:
a)
Capitalized 'Deaf' means the person with hearing loss embraces both the Deaf- world and the
hearing world.
b)
,Capitalized 'Deaf' means the culture, language and values of the Deaf people are embraced by
the Deaf person.
c)
Capitalized 'Deaf' refers to the superhero, SuperDeafy, also known as Superman in the Deaf-
world.
d)
Capitalized 'Deaf' means the person has a hearing loss, prefers to use spoken language and
socialize with hearing people. - ANSWERSb
What does lowercase d in 'deaf' refer to?
Question options:
a) Lowercase deaf means the culture, language and values of the Deaf people are embraced by
the Deaf person.
b) Lowercase deaf refers to the villain, Anti-Deafy, also known as Lex Luthor in the Deaf-world.
c) Lowercase deaf means the person has a hearing loss, prefers to use spoken language and
socialize with hearing people.
d) Lowercase deaf means the person with hearing loss embraces both the Deaf-world and the
hearing world. - ANSWERSc
What is the definition of 'culture'?
,Question options:
a) Culture is like an iceberg where there are some visible and not visible characteristics.
b) Culture means looking at being Deaf as a positive attribute; not something that needs to be
fixed.
c) Culture is generally defined as the values, beliefs and practices of a group of people.
d) Culture is inherited and passed on from generation to generation through replication of
genes. - ANSWERSc
What is Deaf culture?
Question options:
a) Deaf culture refers to the beliefs, mores, artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding, and
language expressions that Deaf people use.
b) Deaf culture is a culture revolving around auditory technology and rehabilitation; the hearing
restoration industry and finding a cure for being deaf.
c) Deaf culture defers to the majority culture and incorporates the majority group's cultural
values in the cultural wealth of the Deaf community.
d) Deaf culture is a mix of deaf and hearing people advocating for deaf people's rights and
educating others about how deaf people become deaf. - ANSWERSa
, Can someone grow up as a member of other culture(s), and then join/add Deaf culture later in
their lives?
Question options:
a) No.
b) Yes. - ANSWERSb`
When and how did the term 'Deaf culture' become more widespread?
Question options:
a) In the late 1960s when the Advisory Committee on the Education of the Deaf: The Babbidge
Report came out.
b) In the late 1980s when Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture (Padden & Humphries) was
published.
c) In the early 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act passed as a federal law.
d) In the early 1970s when the Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles
was published. - ANSWERSb
Culturally Deaf people prefer to be called:
Question options:
a) Handicapped.
Complete Solutions 2025/2026
How many deaf people are there in the world?
Question options:
a) 360,000 to 517,000 people.
b) Approximately 360 million in the world have "disabling" hearing loss.
c) 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States.
d) 17 percent of the United States population. - ANSWERSb
What does capitalized D in 'Deaf' refer to?
Question options:
a)
Capitalized 'Deaf' means the person with hearing loss embraces both the Deaf- world and the
hearing world.
b)
,Capitalized 'Deaf' means the culture, language and values of the Deaf people are embraced by
the Deaf person.
c)
Capitalized 'Deaf' refers to the superhero, SuperDeafy, also known as Superman in the Deaf-
world.
d)
Capitalized 'Deaf' means the person has a hearing loss, prefers to use spoken language and
socialize with hearing people. - ANSWERSb
What does lowercase d in 'deaf' refer to?
Question options:
a) Lowercase deaf means the culture, language and values of the Deaf people are embraced by
the Deaf person.
b) Lowercase deaf refers to the villain, Anti-Deafy, also known as Lex Luthor in the Deaf-world.
c) Lowercase deaf means the person has a hearing loss, prefers to use spoken language and
socialize with hearing people.
d) Lowercase deaf means the person with hearing loss embraces both the Deaf-world and the
hearing world. - ANSWERSc
What is the definition of 'culture'?
,Question options:
a) Culture is like an iceberg where there are some visible and not visible characteristics.
b) Culture means looking at being Deaf as a positive attribute; not something that needs to be
fixed.
c) Culture is generally defined as the values, beliefs and practices of a group of people.
d) Culture is inherited and passed on from generation to generation through replication of
genes. - ANSWERSc
What is Deaf culture?
Question options:
a) Deaf culture refers to the beliefs, mores, artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding, and
language expressions that Deaf people use.
b) Deaf culture is a culture revolving around auditory technology and rehabilitation; the hearing
restoration industry and finding a cure for being deaf.
c) Deaf culture defers to the majority culture and incorporates the majority group's cultural
values in the cultural wealth of the Deaf community.
d) Deaf culture is a mix of deaf and hearing people advocating for deaf people's rights and
educating others about how deaf people become deaf. - ANSWERSa
, Can someone grow up as a member of other culture(s), and then join/add Deaf culture later in
their lives?
Question options:
a) No.
b) Yes. - ANSWERSb`
When and how did the term 'Deaf culture' become more widespread?
Question options:
a) In the late 1960s when the Advisory Committee on the Education of the Deaf: The Babbidge
Report came out.
b) In the late 1980s when Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture (Padden & Humphries) was
published.
c) In the early 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act passed as a federal law.
d) In the early 1970s when the Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles
was published. - ANSWERSb
Culturally Deaf people prefer to be called:
Question options:
a) Handicapped.
