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ASL 101 Lesson 1 Quiz Page:
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Instructions: 
This page contains two sections.  The first section is a self-grading readings quiz to see how well you read the material in lesson 1.

The second section is an answer sheet for a receptive ASL quiz based on questions 1-48 of the "ASL 101 CD" (or videotape). 


Lesson 1 Readings Quiz

1. American Sign Language is:
a. Universal. It is a common language of Deaf people all over the world.
b. An aural/oral language
c. Limited to just the United States and Canada
d. A visual/gestural language

2. Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet brought French signs to America
a. In the late 1700's
b. In the early 1800's
c. In the late 1800's
d. In the early 1900's

3. Members of the Deaf Community:
a. Consider themselves to be disabled.
b. Would rather be hearing.
c. View themselves as a cultural group
d. Subscribe to the "pathological model"

4. Laurent Clerc
a. Was Deaf
b. Was from America
c. Was Gallaudet's father
d. Learned sign language from Gallaudet

5. What is the name of the place where at one time almost everybody knew sign language?
a. Alta Vista
b. Martha's Vineyard
c. Eudora, Paris
d. Winder, MA

Score =
Correct answers:


Lesson 1: Receptive ASL Quiz #1: ASL 101 CD Numbers 1-48.

Instructions:  Use the ASL 101 Video or CD.  Watch the signs and sentences and figure out what they mean.  You can copy and paste the answer sheet (below) into whatever word processor you'd like to use, and then type out your answers.  Then you can copy and paste them into the body of an email and send it to your instructor. Make sure to keep a backup copy for your own records.

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