ASL 101 UNIT 1 TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is meant when by "Deaf" with a capital D? - Answer-Deaf culture-> inclusive term
for what people HAVE; people have a living culture, and available language, and infinite
opportunities that being Deaf can offer
What is expected of members of the Deaf community? - Answer-Deaf members should
have a sense of social obligation and duty to others in the Deaf culture-> sharing
information and offering updates on what is going on in the Deaf world (b/c Deaf
individuals need all of the advantages they can get in the broader world)
What type of culture can the Deaf community be considered? - Answer-a collectivist
culture-> the community comes before the self
How is grammar conveyed in ASL? - Answer-grammar is on the face-> individual
watches signer's face for expression while watching the actual signs in their peripheral
vision
How do Deaf individuals get another Deaf person's attention? - Answer--waving in
other's peripheral vision
-tapping on certain parts of the body (shoulder)
-hitting a surface to create vibrations
What is considered rude in ASL culture when people are having a signed conversation?
(3) - Answer--if you're trying to pass, if you don't just go right through a signed
conversation (ie waiting, bending down to pass or finding another path)
-rude to watch another's signed conversation (especially if you know ASL and can
understand what is being said)
-when a hearing person who knows ASL talks in front of Deaf people (considered
insensitive)
What are common myths about ASL (that are untrue)? (3) - Answer--ASL is not visual
code for English-> it is it's own distinct language, and there are distinct differences
between the two (ie grammar and sentence structure)
-ASL is not a language of pictures and pantomime (otherwise even hearing people
could understand)
-ASL is not a universally understood language- there are hundreds of other identified
sign languages around the world
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is meant when by "Deaf" with a capital D? - Answer-Deaf culture-> inclusive term
for what people HAVE; people have a living culture, and available language, and infinite
opportunities that being Deaf can offer
What is expected of members of the Deaf community? - Answer-Deaf members should
have a sense of social obligation and duty to others in the Deaf culture-> sharing
information and offering updates on what is going on in the Deaf world (b/c Deaf
individuals need all of the advantages they can get in the broader world)
What type of culture can the Deaf community be considered? - Answer-a collectivist
culture-> the community comes before the self
How is grammar conveyed in ASL? - Answer-grammar is on the face-> individual
watches signer's face for expression while watching the actual signs in their peripheral
vision
How do Deaf individuals get another Deaf person's attention? - Answer--waving in
other's peripheral vision
-tapping on certain parts of the body (shoulder)
-hitting a surface to create vibrations
What is considered rude in ASL culture when people are having a signed conversation?
(3) - Answer--if you're trying to pass, if you don't just go right through a signed
conversation (ie waiting, bending down to pass or finding another path)
-rude to watch another's signed conversation (especially if you know ASL and can
understand what is being said)
-when a hearing person who knows ASL talks in front of Deaf people (considered
insensitive)
What are common myths about ASL (that are untrue)? (3) - Answer--ASL is not visual
code for English-> it is it's own distinct language, and there are distinct differences
between the two (ie grammar and sentence structure)
-ASL is not a language of pictures and pantomime (otherwise even hearing people
could understand)
-ASL is not a universally understood language- there are hundreds of other identified
sign languages around the world
