Mortuary Administration

A non moveable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a

Stationary bar handle

98% of the notifications of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of

Telephone

A wood state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length, 6 feet, 6 inches, and in width

28 inches

An obituary can best be defined as

A brief biographical sketch of a person's life

A casket which both sides are vertical or at right angles to the bottom is called

A state casket

Which of the following is not a function of the American board of funeral service?

Administer the National Board exam

A pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise is called

Itemization

The holy book of the Islam faith is the

Koran

When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to the Presbyterian church for the funeral service the funeral director normally provides all of the following except

Prie Dieu

A pricing procedure which places a separate price on the casket and a separate price on service fee is called

bi-unit

Of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased veteran?

father

A method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as a casket, facilities and automobiles is called

functional

The committal service is usually held at the

grave site

Tailored is a style of casket

interior

The person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the

member of the family

The death certificate contains all of the following except

religious affiliation

A pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called

unit

A container for cremains is called

urn

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

Bar

A burial transit permit is needed for all of the following except

Catholic Burial Mass

Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the funeral director should

Check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire

When a person died at home without any medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the

Coroner

The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum

Entombment

The N.F.D.A code of ethics is based upon

Golden Rule

Extra sized of caskets increase for each extra width by

Two inches

The base molding is part of a casket

shell

When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be

tailored