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100

What year was the first permanent school for the Deaf founded in the United States?

  • A) 1776
  • B) 1817
  • C) 1865
  • D) 1920

 

B) 1817 (American School for the Deaf, Hartford, CT)

100

What does CODA stand for?

  • A) Community of Deaf Adults
  • B) Child of Deaf Adults
  • C) Culture of Deaf Awareness
  • D) Council on Deaf Allyship

 

B) Child of Deaf Adults

100

What device flashes lights to alert a Deaf person instead of using sound?

  • A) Cochlear implant
  • B) Visual alert system
  • C) Hearing aid
  • D) Videophone
  • B) Visual alert system
100

Before Deaf schools existed in America, where did most Deaf children receive their education?

  • A) They attended regular public schools with no support
  • B) They were educated at home or not at all
  • C) They were sent to schools in France
  • D) They attended speech therapy centers

B) They were educated at home or not at all

100

What is the polite way to get a Deaf person's attention?

  • A) Shout their name loudly
  • B) Tap them on the shoulder or wave in their line of vision
  • C) Turn the lights off and on
  • D) Throw something at them
  • B) Tap them on the shoulder or wave in their line of vision
200

Who co-founded the first Deaf school in America after bringing sign language from France?

  • A) Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
  • B) Alexander Graham Bell
  • C) Laurent Clerc
  • D) I. King Jordan

C) Laurent Clerc

200

American Sign Language is most similar to what other sign language? 

French Sign Language 

200

True or False: A hearing aid and a cochlear implant are the same device.

FALSE — A hearing aid amplifies sound; a cochlear implant is surgically implanted and bypasses damaged parts of the ear.

200

What landmark U.S. law passed in 1975 guaranteed Deaf and disabled students the right to a free and appropriate public education?

  • A) The Civil Rights Act
  • B) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • C) The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (now IDEA)
  • D) The Rehabilitation Act

C) The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (now known as IDEA — Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

200

In the TV show Switched at Birth, what made it historically unique in television history?

  • A) It was the first show to feature a Deaf lead actress
  • B) It was the first show to air an entire episode in ASL with no spoken dialogue
  • C) It was filmed entirely at a Deaf school
  • D) It featured the first Deaf villain in TV history

B) It was the first show to air an entire episode in ASL with no spoken dialogue

300

True or False: The 1880 Milan Conference supported the use of sign language in Deaf education.

FALSE — It banned sign language and pushed oral/speech methods instead.

300

How is Deaf Culture mainly passed down?

  • A) From parent to child like most cultures
  • B) Through Deaf schools, Deaf clubs, and the Deaf community
  • C) Through television and social media
  • B) Through Deaf schools, Deaf clubs, and the Deaf community
300

Who invented the teletypewriter (TTY) in 1964, making it possible for Deaf people to communicate over phone lines?

  • A) Alexander Graham Bell
  • B) Thomas Edison
  • C) Robert Weitbrecht
  • D) Nyle DiMarco

C) Robert Weitbrecht

300

What is the "Bilingual-Bicultural" (Bi-Bi) approach used in some Deaf schools?

  • A) Teaching Deaf students two spoken languages like Spanish and English
  • B) Using ASL as the first language and written English as the second, while honoring both Deaf and hearing cultures
  • C) A program where Deaf and hearing students are taught in separate buildings
  • D) An oral method that uses both lip reading and hearing aids together

B) Using ASL as the first language and written English as the second, while honoring both Deaf and hearing cultures

300

Gallaudet University's football team is credited with inventing something that ALL football teams use today. What was it?

  • A) The touchdown celebration
  • B) The huddle
  • C) The coin toss
  • D) The penalty flag

 

B) The huddle — to prevent other teams from reading their signs

400

he "Deaf President Now" protest happened at which university?

  • A) Harvard University
  • B) University of Michigan
  • C) Gallaudet University
  • D) UCLA

 C) Gallaudet University (1988)

400

Which famous actress and model who is deaf, appeared on Americas Next Top Model? 

A. Marlee Matlin

B. Nyle DiMarco 

C. Lauren Ridloff 

D. Shoshannah Stern 

B. Nyle DiMarco 

400

What does VRS stand for?

  • A) Video Relay System
  • B) Video Relay Service
  • C) Voice Recording System
  • D) Visual Response Service


B) Video Relay Service

400

Gallaudet University was originally founded under what name?

A) The National Deaf Academy

B) The Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind

C) The American School for the Deaf

D) The Washington Institute for the Deaf

 B) The Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind

400

Which U.S. President signed the charter that officially made Gallaudet University a degree-granting institution in 1864?

  • A) George Washington
  • B) Abraham Lincoln
  • C) Ulysses S. Grant
  • D) Andrew Johnson

B) Abraham Lincoln

500

True or False: ASL is based on English and was created in the United States  

FALSE — ASL was influenced by French Sign Language, brought over by Laurent Clerc.

500

Which Deaf actress won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1987, making her the only Deaf performer to win that award?

  • A) Nyle DiMarco
  • B) Lauren Ridloff
  • C) Marlee Matlin
  • D) Deanne Bray
  • C) Marlee Matlin
500

Cochlear implants bypass which damaged part of the ear to directly stimulate the auditory nerve?

  • A) Eardrum
  • B) Ear canal
  • C) Hair cells in the cochlea
  • D) The ossicles (tiny bones)

C) Hair cells in the cochlea

500

In 1817, the American School for the Deaf was founded. What was the PRIMARY language used to teach students there, and why was this significant?

  • A) Spoken English, because it helped Deaf students assimilate into society
  • B) Written English, because Deaf students could not communicate otherwise
  • C) French Sign Language mixed with local signs, which eventually evolved into what we now call ASL
  • D) Morse code, because it was the most accessible form of communication at the time

C) French Sign Language mixed with local signs, which eventually evolved into what we now call ASL

500

Alexander Graham Bell founded an organization in 1880 that actively worked AGAINST Deaf culture and sign language. What was it called?

  • A) The National Hearing Association
  • B) The American Oral Education Society
  • C) The American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf
  • D) The National Speech and Hearing Institute


C) The American Association to Promote the Te

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