Back to: The Importance of the Day Before The Importance of the Day Before Quiz Please purchase the course before taking this quiz. Which of the following statements is true?1 Assumptions are based on facts and logic. Assumptions we hold are challenged as we gain new experiences and new insight. Assumptions are the cornerstone of reliable decision-making by professional practitioners. Which of the following represents common assumptions or misconceptions held about Deaf people by the general society?1 It is sad that Deaf people cannot hear, deafness is a disability, Deaf people do not have a formal language or culture, sign language is based on gestures. Deaf people all read lips, Deaf people can drive with certain restrictions, sign language is unique to each country, and Deaf people wish they could hear. Deaf people have a rich language and culture, Deaf people are not handicap, and Deaf people embrace their deafness as part of a cultural and linguistic identity. Which of the following statements is not true?1 In spite of training, most interpreters continue to share the same faulty assumptions about Deaf people and their lived experiences as those held by the general society. As interpreters become informed about their own faulty assumptions, their behavior and ways of talking about Deaf people need to change accordingly. If interpreters do not change their ways of talking about the Deaf experience to be meaning-based and culturally-sensitive, their interpretations will likely continue to reinforce the faulty assumptions held by the general society. Which of the following is an example of an assumption that was at one time held by general society but later proven false?1 The earth is the center of the solar system around which all other planets, the sun, moon and stars rotate. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on earth. An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body. ASL to English interpretations that are meaning-based and culturally sensitive can challenge some of the faulty assumptions or misconceptions held about Deaf people by the general society by achieving which of the following?1 By providing information that causes members of the general society to begin questioning their assumptions, offering a different framing of the Deaf experience, and helping them to slowly understand more about Deaf people. By serving to teach the general society about Deaf people. By calling out those hearing people who have faulty assumptions about who Deaf people are and forcing them to recognize their audist and oppressive behaviors towards Deaf people.
