FSE 217 Funeral Law and Ethics

The extinction or withdrawal of a legacy by an act equivalent to revocation is called

ademption

A person appointed by the court to oversee the estate of an intestate is called

administrator

With respect to the funeral industry, private and governmental agencies are examples of

allied services.

Quasi-property means

almost property

Ethics is probably best defined

as the discipline dealing w/ moral duty & obligation

Ethics is probably best defined

as the discipline dealing with moral duty and obligation.

If a funeral director receives the remains from another funeral home and the conditions are below standard, he should

attempt to make the remains presentable before viewing.

When a funeral director has the personal effects of a dead human body in his possession, he is properly termed a

bailee

A dead human body used for anatomical study is a

cadaver

Of the following, under normal circumstances, the one(s) having the primary right to control final disposition of a deceased person is

children of legal age

In regards to the no-property therory, the dead body was under the control of the

church

A addition or modification of a will is known as a

codicil

The most positive sign of death is

decomposition

Principles of morality, including both the science of good and the nature of right is

ethics

All of the following would be considered part of a funeral director's individual/personal ethics EXCEPT

his or her relationship to allied professions.

A will written entirely by the testator with his own hand is properly termed a

holographic will

Fidelity to moral principles is the definition of

integrity

When a person dies without a will, he is said to die

intestate

A dead human body

is not property in a real sense.

In recognizing ethical standards in his professional responsibility to the press, the funeral director

must exercise discretion in releasing confidential information.

The method of dividing an intestate estate where a class or group of distributees take the share which their deceased should have been entitled to, and not as so many individuals is distribution

pet stirpes.

The set of values, ideas, and opinions of an individual or group is known as

philosophy

According to Kohlberg, stage of moral development in which the individual considers universal moral principles which supersede the authority of the group is called

post-conventional stage

Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority is the

pre-conventional stage.

Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which the individual is characterized as not understanding the rules or feeling a sense of obligation to them is

pre-moral stage.

The filing and proving of the will following death is called

probate

Which of the following would be a part of a funeral director's individual/personal ethics

professionalism

In regard to employer-employee relationships, the ethical funeral director should

provide environmentally safe working conditions.

The ethical funeral director should

provide professional service to all who apply

In regard to employer-employee relationships, the ethical funeral director should

provide thorough training

With regard to colleagues, an ethical funeral director should be willing to do the following EXCEPT

share profits with less fortunate funeral directors.

Moral principles that vary circumstances are referred to as

situational ethics.

As a rule, the right of decent disposal belongs to the

surviving spouse.

The right to sue the federal government is derived from

the Federal Claims act

With respect to ethics, the term citizenship refers to

the behavior or character of an individual viewed as a member of society

All of the following would be considered fiduciary components of pre-funded funeral arrangements EXCEPT

the commissions associated with the arrangements

All of the following would be considered components of an ethical funeral director's employer employee relationship EXCEPT

the employee's religious background.

A surviving spouse may avoid being written out of a will by invoking

the inheritance statute.

All of the following are examples of Kohlberg's stages of moral development EXCEPT

the moral stage.

Law is defined as

the rules that govern society

All of the following are true of laws EXCEPT

they are imposed internally

Beliefs that are held in high esteem are

values

Which of the following terms means related, as in related professions?

Allied

Which of the following is not an allied profession or service to the funeral industry?

Banking professional

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of an ethical funeral director?

Compassionate

Which of the following consists of the rules, ideas, and the beliefs shared by members of society for living and dying, which are learned directly or indirectly?

Culture

Which of the following should not be discussed in the funeral arrangements conference?

Educational programs

Which of the following is an ethical consideration in regard to the care of the deceased body?

Entrusted care by the family

Which of the following is not a good example of ethical employer-employee relationships?

Favoritism

Which of the following is an example of unethical publicity?

Fraudulent promotion

Which of the following is a reason to have continued education in funeral service?

Good for self improvement

Which of the following terms is defined as having a sense of honor, and fair dealing?

Honesty

Which of the following is not a good personal ethical trait?

Infidelity

Which of the following is not good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased?

Necromania

a dead human body is said to be

Quasi-property

Which of the following is a consideration in the funeral director's community relationships?

The funeral director's relationship with the clergy

The legal status of a dead human body known as the property theory is

The legal status of a dead human body known as the property theory is

Which of the following is not considered to be consanguineous?

The wife

The state Attorney General of a given state requires a $10 fee for each pre-need contract written. This would be an example of

a law.

A reason or desire that acts as a catalyst to spur one to a specific action is called

a motive.

A philosophy that focuses on the worship of a god or gods is called

a theistic philosophy

Exhumation is a term for

disinterment.

Embalming is a form of

mutilation

A trade embalmer acts as

an independent contractor.

What is good and moral in business transactions is the definition of

business ethics.

exhumation is a term for

disinterment

The power of government to take private property against the objection of the owner for a public purpose is

eminent domain

That branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions is

ethics

The cultural heritage or identity of a group, based on factors such as language or country of origin is known as

ethnicity.

Which of the following is considered unethical publicity for a funeral director?

Misrepresentation in warranties

With respect to pre-need funeral arrangement, all of the following records should be kept on file at the funeral home except

preferences of family members who have not signed the contract.

With regard to the dead human body, the courts have a adopted a

quasi-property theory.

An action to recover possession of property unlawfully detained is termed

replevin

A person who dies leaving a valid will is called a

testator

In his ethical obligations to various professional associations, the funeral director should

urge professional solidarity.

the major source of mortuary law is

common law

When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed a

custodian

Which of the following is a good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased?

Cleanliness in the preparation room.

A personal representative of the decedent appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called

executor

A written disposition of property, real or personal, to take effect at the death of an individual is called a

Will

A person receiving a gift of real estate in a will is

a devisee.

In choosing your source of supply of caskets, the most important qualification of the manufacturer is

a policy of standing behind their product

The ethical funeral director should not

advise each family what casket they should select

a trade embalmer acts as

an independent contractor

A gift of personal property received through a will is a

bequest

In regards to the no-property theory, the dead body was under the control of the

church

A declaration or pbulic statement of professional standards of right and wrong conduct defines a(n)

code of ethics

A system or code of morals of a particular philosopher, religion, group, or profession is called

code of ethics.

A term for blood kin is

consanguinity

A stage of moral development in which the expectations of the social group (family, community, and nation) are supported and maintained is known as the

conventional stage.

The term synonymous to a dead body is

corpse

In regard to an ethical funeral director's relationship with his competitors, which of the following is considered a proper goal?

Cooperation

If a person considers universal moral principles to supersede the authority of the group, he or she is complying with which of Kohlberg's stages of moral development?

The post-conventional stage

Which of the following would be an ethical obligation to your professional association?

To share time and talents

In regard to professional boards, the ethical funeral director should not

only abide by the rules that he agrees with