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The metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be

1/20 inch thick.

If a manufacturer's standard metal casket is 23 inches wide, what would the width of a XXX casket be?

29 Inches

Adult caskets normally increase in length by

3 inch increments

Which of the following weights are commonly used in the construction of copper caskets?

32 oz and 48oz

How many types of permanent markers are there?

6

An outer enclosure which entraps air via its dome-shaped construction uses which of the following closure methods?

Air Seal

The practitioner is the officiant of the

Christian Science funeral rite

Which of the following would lead a liturgical Protestant funeral procession?

Crucifier

Shredded paper is NOT an example of a padding material used in casket construction.

FALSE

Which of the following are placed in order from smallest space to largest?

Graves, lot, block, section

The part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the

Lug

The priest leads the processional and recessional for which of the following funeral rites?

Orthodox

Which is NOT a hardwood used in casket construction?

Redwood

Which of the following is the officiant at a funeral service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?

Speaker

A non-moveable handle consisting of a lug only is a bail handle.

TRUE

The tip is the part of the casket hardware that covers the exposed ends of the bar.

TRUE

A casket constructed of cherry is a solid ________ casket.

Wood

The component part of the throw that hangs down into the body of the casket is the _____.

apron

The part of a handle of a casket the casket-bearer grasps to lift the casket is called the

bar

The head of a Roman Catholic diocese is a

bishop

The rim is part of the casket

cap

A component part of the casket hardware is the

corner

A component part of the casket handle is the

ear

The number of sheets of ferrous metal necessary to equal approximately one inch of thickness is the ______.

gauge

The thickness of a ferrous metal casket is measured in _____.

gauge

Crushed is known as a casket __________ style.

interior

An exterior casket finish created when the base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process is ______.

plated

Which of the following is an example of a grave liner?

sectional

Material that is drawn together in parallel fashion with a specific sewing process is called

shirred

The main purpose of a grave liner is to provide

support from the earth load

A ceremony of washing the deceased before burial by the Chevra Kaddisha is the

taharah

The focal point in the strict liturgical church is

the cross

Corrugated fiberboard is a material used in casket shell construction that is classified as a___________ __-______.

wood by-product

A gasket sealed container used as either an insert into a casket or as a shipping case is a _____________ __________.

ziegler case