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Braille, a tactual language for the visually impaired, was invented by Louis Braille. Please have fun with this quiz, and I hope you learn a few things, too!

A multiple-choice quiz by Blindlady-27. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Blindlady-27
Time
4 mins
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Multiple Choice
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323,744
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. Every letter of the English alphabet is represented in Braille. However, when Louis Braille first developed this system, one letter was not included. Which letter was that? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Six dots are used to reproduce letters, words, numbers, etc. in Braille. These dots are grouped and given a special name. What is the name of a single grouping of these six dots? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Besides the regular alphabet letters, Braille employs contractions or short cuts. Why is this necessary?


Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Braille contractions can be fun and interesting, but also frustrating! Some of the easier contractions are called whole word signs. For instance, if the letter "b" is Brailled by itself, it is the word "but". If the letter "f" is Brailled by itself, it is the word "from". Sounds simple - but, when it comes to the letters "x" and "z", the Braille code takes an interesting turn. Can you name the two words designated for these two letters? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In Braille, there are five major whole word signs. These signs include the words and, for, a, of, with, ____? Can you name the last word? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Another shortcut used in Braille is the use of short form words. These are words where only certain letters are left to represent the word. The word "about" is shortened to "ab" so just an "a" and a "b" are Brailled. The word "paid" is abbreviated to "pd". What, then, would be the short form word for the word "good"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Included in the Braille code are symbols for composition signs such as capitals, periods, commas, etc. Which of the following would NOT be a composition sign represented in Braille? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Numbers: about 100 years after Louis Braille invented the Braille code, Abraham Nemeth developed a special code for mathematics. What is the name of this specialized code? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Just as there is a special code for mathematics and science notation, there are other Braille codes. Which one below is NOT one of the special codes? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. There is only one method to produce Braille.



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1. Every letter of the English alphabet is represented in Braille. However, when Louis Braille first developed this system, one letter was not included. Which letter was that?

Answer: w

The French alphabet in Louis Braille's time did not included the letter w.
2. Six dots are used to reproduce letters, words, numbers, etc. in Braille. These dots are grouped and given a special name. What is the name of a single grouping of these six dots?

Answer: cell

In the Braille cell, the dots are arranged in two vertical lines, 3 dots in each line. The dots are then numbered from top to bottom, starting with 1,2, 3 on the left and 4,5, 6 on the right.

The Braille cell is arranged as follows:

dot 1 * * dot 4
dot 2 * * dot 5
dot 3 * * dot 6

Braille is then made by the inclusion or exclusion of these dots. For example, to make an "a", a person would Braille dot 1; for a "b", dots 1 and 2 are used and so forth. To Braille an "a", only one key (the key for dot 1) is Brailled. To produce a "b", the keys for dots 1 and 2 are pushed down simultaneously. To Braille an "e", then, you need to push down keys for 1 and 5 since an "e" is made with dots 1 and 5.
3. Besides the regular alphabet letters, Braille employs contractions or short cuts. Why is this necessary?

Answer: because uncontracted Braille would cause Braille books to be very cumbersome

There are over 300 different contractions used in Braille. The use of these contractions has greatly reduced the amount of paper and space required to produce Braille material.
4. Braille contractions can be fun and interesting, but also frustrating! Some of the easier contractions are called whole word signs. For instance, if the letter "b" is Brailled by itself, it is the word "but". If the letter "f" is Brailled by itself, it is the word "from". Sounds simple - but, when it comes to the letters "x" and "z", the Braille code takes an interesting turn. Can you name the two words designated for these two letters?

Answer: it and as

Remember that Braille was developed in France. Some of the more interesting (in my opinion) of the use of whole word signs are as follows:

j = just
k = knowledge
p = people
q = quite
r = rather
v = very
5. In Braille, there are five major whole word signs. These signs include the words and, for, a, of, with, ____? Can you name the last word?

Answer: the

These major whole word signs can stand for the word themselves or they can also be part of other words. For example, in the word "forget", the "for" sign can be used followed by the letters "g", "e" and "t". In the word "Wanda", you would Braille "W", then "and" sign followed by "a".

These major whole word signs are also called super contractions because they are preferred over other contractions in Braille.
6. Another shortcut used in Braille is the use of short form words. These are words where only certain letters are left to represent the word. The word "about" is shortened to "ab" so just an "a" and a "b" are Brailled. The word "paid" is abbreviated to "pd". What, then, would be the short form word for the word "good"?

Answer: gd

Other interesting short form words include:

also = al
across = acr
always = alw
could = cd
either = ei
friend = fr
him = hm
quick = qk
said = sd
7. Included in the Braille code are symbols for composition signs such as capitals, periods, commas, etc. Which of the following would NOT be a composition sign represented in Braille?

Answer: double helix

In the Braille alphabet, an "a" is a small letter "a" unless the capital sign (dot 6) is placed in front of it. If you need to capitalize an entire word, such as NOT, then two dot 6s are placed in front followed by the dots for "n", "o", and "t". Other common compostion signs are:

comma = dot 2
apostrophe = dot 3
colon = dots 3,5
semi colon = dots 2,3
exclamation mark = dots 2, 3, 5
numeral sign = dots 3, 4, 5, 6
8. Numbers: about 100 years after Louis Braille invented the Braille code, Abraham Nemeth developed a special code for mathematics. What is the name of this specialized code?

Answer: Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation

in 1952, Abraham Nemeth developed the Nemeth Braille code for Mathematics and Science Notation out of frustration at being unable to access this information on his own. Being blind since birth, Nemeth found that although the mathematical and scientific information could be read orally to him, being able to read the information on his own was preferrable. What he developed was and is truly amazing. With this special code, visually impaired individuals can read and Braille simple mathematical notations such as fractions or set notation on up to quadratic formulas and beyond. I learned this code and often produced material in it even though a lot of the concepts were beyond my comprehension!
9. Just as there is a special code for mathematics and science notation, there are other Braille codes. Which one below is NOT one of the special codes?

Answer: Geography

Even though there is not specialized code for geography, visually impaired persons obtain information from this area through tactile representations and verbal and written descriptions.
10. There is only one method to produce Braille.

Answer: false

Among many options, Braille can be produced on a Perkins Brailler (developed by David Abraham at the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, MA in 1951), on a slate(hand held template) and a stylus(writing instruments that is pointed on one end), a Braille embosser (specialized piece of equipment used to print Braille from computer files) or a refreshable Braille display (the dots "pop up" to create words and then recede and make new ones).
Source: Author Blindlady-27

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