The Louis Braille Quiz

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Who invented a system of raised dots for blind people to read?

  • A soldier
  • Charles Barbier
  • Louis Braille (correct)
  • The teacher

What did Charles Barbier invent?

  • A system of listening to the teacher
  • A system of reading and writing in the dark (correct)
  • A system of tracing huge raised letters
  • A system of raised dots for blind people to read

How many dots did Louis Braille's system use?

  • 12 dots
  • 6 dots (correct)
  • 3 dots
  • 9 dots

What did Louis Braille's system represent with each set of dots?

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What did Louis Braille become?

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Flashcards

Who invented braille?

Louis Braille created a reading system for blind people using raised dots.

Who invented a system for reading in the dark?

Charles Barbier invented a system for reading and writing in the dark.

How many dots did Braille use?

Louis Braille's system used 6 dots arranged in a specific pattern.

What do the dots in Braille represent?

Each combination of dots in Braille represents a different letter of the alphabet.

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What did Louis Braille become?

Louis Braille became a teacher after inventing his reading system for the blind.

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Study Notes

Braille System

  • Louis Braille invented a system of raised dots for blind people to read.
  • Charles Barbier invented a system of night writing that used a 12-dot code, which inspired Louis Braille to create his own system.

Braille's System

  • Louis Braille's system used a 6-dot code.
  • Each set of dots in Louis Braille's system represented letters, words, and symbols.
  • Louis Braille became the first blind teacher at the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris.

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