Professional Issues
Social-Political Context Interpreting
Interpreting
General Socio-Cultural Systems
Language/Language Use
100
Public Law 94-142 mandates that, to the extent possible, Deaf children should be:[Q22]
B. Educated in the least restrictive environment
100
When called upon to work with a Deaf person with limited language competence, the interpreter should [Q50]
D. Have available an array of visual aids
100
All of the following are methods commonly used for communication with Deaf/Blind people EXCEPT [Q72]
D. Cued Speech
100
The Insurance Company formed by the Deaf community in 1901 is the [Q71]
A. National Fraternal Society of the Deaf
100
Most content adjustments that Interpreters make are either linguistic or [Q4]
A. Cultural
200
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 includes which of the following provisions?[Q31]
B. Qualified disabled individuals cannot be discriminated against by programs receiving federal funding.
200
The focus of the cultural/humanistic view of Deaf people is on the [Q53]
B. Person rather than the deafness
200
If an interpreter accepts an assignment in another state and a different region, it is NOT appropriate to [Q9]
B. use only the accepted regional signs from the interpreters area
200
Approximately what percentage of Deaf and hard-of-hearing children have hearing parents? [Q61]
D. 85-95%
200
Which of the following has been shown to correlate most highly with the rate of occurrence of interpretation miscues? [Q23]
C. Process time
300
Which of the following organizations has the greatest interest in phone relay services?[Q35]
D. Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
300
Since Deaf people tend to share knowledge and experiences that maybe unfamiliar to a hearing audience, the interpreter working from ASL to ENGLISH should [Q59]
B. Present a meaningful interpretation of culture-specific material
300
An interpreter is in a hospital to interpret for a child with injuries consistent with child abuse. On four other occasions, the interpreter has been in other hospitals while the same child was there for similar injuries but with different doctors. The interpreter should [Q26]
D. Contact the appropriate authorities
300
Which of the following facts about a Deaf person would provide you with the LEAST information about how he or she is likely to sign? [page10]
C. The hearing status of his or her children
300
Which of the following is true regarding noun-verb pairs in ASL? [Q49]
B. The noun is signed using a smaller double movement.
400
One protection available to interpreters from malpractice suits resulting from misinterpretations that cause harm is[Q8]
A. Liability Insurance
400
To which of the following factors do sign language transliterators generally give LEAST consideration? [Q60]
B. Regional dialects
400
The most important way in which interpreting for people who are Deaf/Blind differs from interpreting for people who are Deaf is that with Deaf/Blind persons the interpreter [Q30]
D. Needs to include actual visual information
400
A major reason Deaf people value residential schools is that residential schools are where [Q25]
D. Social identity and language competence are developed
400
The use of two languages or of two varieties of the same language in a community in which one has a higher status than the other is known as [Q56]
A. diglossia
500
Which of the following organizations has as its main objective to providing of information about hearing loss, communication, assistive listening devices, and communication strategies for oral Deaf persons?[Q12]
A. SHHH
500
The scheduler at an interpreter referral agency needs to book interpreters for three events: a fundraiser for the Gay Men's Health Crisis, a conference on male sexual dysfunction, and the Synod of Catholic Bishops. Which of the following interpreter attributes does NOT need to be considered?[Q62]
C. Age
500
A Deaf consumer who facilitates group discussions often finds it difficult to know when it is appropriate to interject comments. The best way for the interpreter to address this concern is to [page 10]
C. Consult with the Deaf consumer to establish a plan to facilitate participation
500
Historically, Deaf culture has been passed from one generation to another primarily at [Q19]
D. Residential Schools
500
Which of the following is always true of an effective English-to-Sign interpretation? [Q57]
B. It adapts to audience preference
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