Deaf Culture and Signs Quiz

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Question #1 What letter does this ASL sign correspond to?

A) A
B) S
C) M

Question #2 What is this ASL sign? (Click here for sign)

A) Girl
B) Boy
C) School

Question #3 Hard one: what is this ASL sign? (Click here for sign)

A) Man
B) Father
C) Boy

Question #4 True or False: Do all deaf people know International Sign Language?

A) False
B) True

Question #5 What does this Norwegian Sign mean? (Click here for sign)

A) Student (Student)
B) Skole (School)
C) Tante (Aunt)

Question #6 What is this letter of the Norwegian Alphabet?

A) M
B) A
C) T

Question #7 What Sign Language System heavily influenced the development of American Sign Language?

A) Chinese Sign Language
B) British Sign Language
C) French Sign Language

Question #8 What Sign Language system uses a two-handed alphabet?

A) Norwegian Sign Language (Trondheim)
B) British Sign Language
C) American Sign Language

Question #9 What Norwegian Sign is this? (Click here for Sign)

A) Tante (Aunt)
B) Onkel (Uncle)
C) Both

Question #10 Do you recognize this fingerspelled word?

A) Study
B) Sister
C) Student