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Place the following wood caskets in the order that they would decay or decompose. Begin with the wood that's the fastest to decay and end with the most resistant or durable wood.

1) Pine- 2) Oak- 3) Walnut- 4) Mahogany

Place these woods in order of their increasing value, beginning with the least expensive and ending with the most expensive:

1) Pine- 2) Oak- 3) Walnut- 4) Mahogany

Your casket supplier offers two types of stainless steel, namely 300 series and 400 series. You want the better of the two. Which one is the better?

300 series

What part of the hardware grouping do the pallbearers actually grasp?

Bar

Which of these components is NOT part of the typical casket?

Caging

Most burial receptacles sold by funeral homes in the US today are:

Caskets

Which of these bronze casket types was made by molten bronze, poured into a mold?

Cast bronze

Your friend tells you that she attended her grandmother's funeral and that the casket was 8-sided. From this description, you correctly deduct that the casket material was-

Cloth-covered wood

This part of the hardware grouping may be found on a casket for decoration, or to add structural integrity, or not be found on a casket at all---

Corner

"Bail handle" hardware

Doesn't move or is stationary.

Some caskets have two "tubes" located at the end of the casket. On which end would you find them?

Foot end

If you see strike pins on a casket, it's probably a fair assumption that the casket is

Gasketed

Most gasketed caskets sold today are of this type

Glassless

While attending a church funeral, you notice that when closing the casket, one of the funeral directors removes a casket key or crank from her pocket. The crank is inserted in the end of the casket and a few turns are made. You immediately know that this is a gasketed casket and it is a/an _______ type

Glassless

Lignin is primarily seen to-

Helps hold the material (wood cells) together like glue

The regular half couch casket features ogees that-

Hinged and fold down for viewing

"Extreme oxidation" would be an applicable term for which one of these casket metals:

Iron

If a wood comes a coniferous tree, that tree-

Is cone-bearing

A coffin ______ the same article as a casket.

Is not

A "state" casket is one which

Is shaped entirely like a shoe box

What is the position of the ogee in the open perfection couch casket?

It was connected in one piece with the cap, therefore it was raised for viewing

What is the position of the ogee in the open regular couch casket?

It was separate from the cap and hinged and folded down while the cap was raised

What does 'casse' mean?

Little box

Which of these hardware parts actually connects the hardware to the side of the casket?

Lug

What do "stiffeners" actually do?

Make the bottom more structurally sound

Generally speaking, hardwoods are ______ resistant than softwoods

More

The underside of the ogee would be called the _______.

Ogee flange

Where would one find "stiffeners"?

On the bottom of the casket

The 'priest' or 'clergy' casket is a variation of what opening style?

Perfection full couch

The "fishtail" is also known as the-

Pie

Which of these is not a hardwood?

Redwood

In this opening style, it would be impossible to view the body from head to toe

Regular couch

The term "wrought" means-

Rolled into sheets

In which of these methods of producing a copper casket is the molds of a casket submerged in a copper ionic solution; thereby allowing the creation of a casket within the molds of the casket? Later, the mold is broken away, leaving the casket for finishing.

Seamless copper deposit

The "slip head panel" is a variation of the _______ opening style

Single hinged cap

Which of these are you NOT likely to find in a gasketed format?

Single hinged cap

Which of these locking types uses one piece of glass covering the uppermost part of a casket shell for positive closure?

Single wall glass

While looking at a hardwood casket at a visitation, you notice that the lines of the grain pattern are not close together. You correctly deduct that the not-so-close grain pattern makes this casket wood a/an _____.

Softwood

Which of these casket metals is most likely to receive galvanizing?

Steel

You observe that your deceased mother-in-law's casket has the words "16 gauge" written on the base molding of the foot end of the casket. You immediately draw the conclusion that her casket is made from what material?

Steel

What does the term "selected hardwood" actually mean?

The casket is manufactured using different species of wood

A "fishtail" would be found on what part of a casket?

The ends of the casket, just above the ogee

What is so special about a 'priest' or 'clergy' casket?

The top is removed from the casket; allowing viewing on both sides.

If a casket has a gasket, the gasket will be "sandwiched" between the _____ & ______.

Top body molding and ogee

The ultimate casket shell design is considered to be the-

Urn shell

Your client family desires the best casket you have to offer. This casket is most likely to feature what shell design?

Urn-cornered

"Anthropomorphic" would be a term that best describes a

Coffin

If one galvanizes a metal, a coating of _____ is generally applied to the metal

Zinc

Your client family tells you at their home that they want the best metal casket that you sell. You immediately tell them that the ultimate casket in your inventory is a _______________.

48 ounce bronze

Which of these bronze caskets is apt to be the heaviest type?

Cast bronze