NBE Practice - Arts (missed questions)

If a casket cost $200 wholesale and was sold for $1,000, and the average overhead per funeral was $500, what would the net profit be?

$300

If a casket cost $1,000.00 wholesale, and the funeral home's fixed multiple was 5, what would the selling price of that casket be?

$5,000

If a funeral home had an average overhead of $3,500.00, and the wholesale cost of a casket was $1,000.00, and the funeral director marked his casket up 100%, what would the unit price for a full adult funeral be using that casket?

$5,500

___________ is/are recommended to assist in loading casketed or containerized human remains into the cremation unit: A 21/2 inch diameter cardboard roller A steel rod of no less than 1/2 inch Six 1" steel ball-bearings One handful of BB's

A 21/2 inch diameter cardboard roller

Which of the following is FALSE regarding workplace hazard assessment? A. After the risks have been communicated, the employee can choose whether or not to wear PPE at their job. B. The employer must recognize all risks that could cause injury or harm to the health of a person in the workplace. C. The employer must figure out all the potential effects of an employee being exposed to these risks. D. Once these hazards are recognized, the employer must determine how to eliminate or reduce the risk.

A. After the risks have been communicated, the employee can choose whether or not to wear PPE at their job.

Which one of the following is not a member of an allied profession, allied to the funeral profession? A. Attorney B. EMT C. Nurse D. Doctor

A. Attorney

May require release from Medical Examiner or Justice of the Peace or Coroner: A. Cremation Permit B. Christian Burial Permit C. Disinterment Permit D. All of these

A. Cremation Permit

Upon completing pre-arrangements, the funeral director deposits the funds in a local bank. The bank is known as the A. Fiduciary B. Trustor C. Trustee D. Third Party Vendor

A. Fiduciary

Which of the following has no time limit for filing the appropriate Veteran's Administration application for benefits? A. Marker B. Plot interment allowance C. Basic burial benefit D. Flag

A. Marker

A rite which deviates from the normal: A. Non- traditional funeral rite B. Traditional funeral rite C. Adaptive funeral rite D. Humanistic funeral

A. Non- traditional funeral rite

A burial vault which is closed by placing the dome over the base is called a(n): A. air seal B. earth seal C. end seal D. top seal

A. air seal

Which of the following terms is defined as having a sense of honor, and fair dealings? A. honesty B. ethnicity C. morality D. All of these

A. honesty

When the buyer makes a selection of goods which are to be purchased from the seller, the goods are classified as A. identified goods B. fungible goods C. existing goods D. future goods

A. identified goods

Parol evidence is A. spoken words B. chattel C. battery D. legality

A. spoken words

An Orthodox Jewish person dies at home. Death occurs at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning. When is it appropriate for the funeral director to contact the Rabbi regarding the death?

After sundown Saturday

If a funeral Home is located in a State the requires the Funeral Director to guarantee the Preneed Funeral Arrangement- it would be less risky for the FD to recommend that the family purchase and Insurance Policy. Which of the following types of Insurance Policies would be good for the purpose of being sure that the money is available to pay for the final disposition of the deceased loved one? 1- Term insurance 2- Whole life coverage 3- Universal life coverage 4- Limited-pay 5- Endowments

All of the above

Specific requirements for OSHA compliance: 1- eye wash station 2- quick drench shower 3- record keeping 4- exposure determination

All of the above

The crown and ogee are part of the casket: A. corners B. shell C. interior D. handles

B. shell

Which author proposed the attachment theory?

Bowlby

Most products of combustion (smoke and odor) given off during the cremation process will be destroyed if subjected to temperature between __________ and _________ for a period of 0.5 seconds to 1 second, if the stream is subjected to proper mixing (turbulence). A. 100*C- 212*C B. 1,000*F- 1,200*F C. 1,400*F- 1,800*F D. 140*F- 180*F

C. 1,400*F- 1,800*F

Regulating the activities of an organization: A. Directing B. Actuating C. Both Directing and Actuating D. Neither Directing or Actuating

C. Both Directing and Actuating

One who organizes, controls, and assumes the risk for a successful business is the ___. A. Accountant/Bookkeeper B. Employee C. Entrepreneur D. Manager

C. Entrepreneur

If the FTC Funeral Rule will not allow the amount of a Cash Advance item to be left blank on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected, what should the Funeral Director do? A. Double the estimate cost of the Cash Advance Item- to be safe B. Figure the Cost of the Cash Advance Item and add a minimum of 10%. C. Estimate the Cost of the Cash Advance Item. D. Any of these are permissible as long as they are done in good faith

C. Estimate the Cost of the Cash Advance Item.

Which of the following actions is improper, regarding the U.S. flag used in a military funeral service? A. folding and presenting the flag to the next of kin B. holding the flag waist high during volleys and taps C. lowering the flag into the grave with the deceased veteran D. place the flag on top of the casket with the blue field over the left shoulder of the veteran

C. lowering the flag into the grave with the deceased veteran

Vaults are... A. necessary only in areas with high ground water content B. measured by outside dimensions C. measured by inside dimensions D. required by law in most states

C. measured by inside dimensions

Factors that influence prices: A. Purchasing B. Actuating C. Pricing policy D. Controlling

C. pricing policy

The main purpose of grave liners is to provide A. protection of the contents of the grave from grave robbers B. protection against the elements of the earth C. support from the earth load D. extra protection against water

C. support from the earth load

The State, in its exercise of Police Power, would create one of these to regulate the creation of cemeteries by providing for their establishment and discontinuance as well as to monitor their use: Roads and Street Department Mayoral Office Cemetery Authority Governorship

Cemetery Authority

Literally "an empty tomb." A monument erected in honor for a deceased who is interred elsewhere: Epitaph Dolmen Crypt Cenotaph

Cenotaph

An association of business people who attempt to protect and promote the commercial interest in a community:

Chamber of Commerce

During a baptism the priest anoints with consecrated oil the forehead, lips, and heart of the individual being baptized. The consecrated oil is known as

Chrism

What are the employee training requirements regarding emergency plans? A. All employees must be trained. B. Additional training is required for any employee who has specific responsibilities under the plans. C. Training must be done when an employee is hired, and then annually thereafter. D. All of these.

D. All of these.

Which of the following is the officiant at the funeral service for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints? A. Rabbi B. Practitioner C. Reader D. Bishop

D. Bishop

One person speaking with limited verbal feedback A. Role-taking B. Message overload C. Private communication D. Public communication

D. Public communication

Mores is a sociological term for those cultural parameters involving: A. virtues B. values C. norms D. all of these

D. all of these

The physical identification of a space where a special person, or where several people died in a common occurrence. It is a memorial without the body present. A. mausoleum niche B. obelisk C. memorial park D. cenotaph

D. cenotaph

A space of sufficient size in a building or land area used or intended to be used for the entombment of human remains: A. altar B. grave C. tomb D. crypt

D. crypt

Which of the following is not a part of the preselection room procedures ? A. discussing the factors which influence casket and outer burial container costs B. discussing the types of caskets and outer burial containers on display C. discussing the required federal and state disclosures D. discussing the advantages and disadvantages of of each unit

D. discussing the advantages and disadvantages of of each unit

When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a Presbyterian church for the funeral service, the funeral director normally provides all of the following except the: A. church truck B. floral display equipment C. prie dieu D. ushering

D. prie dieu

In areas with strict pollution control regulations, cremation is not allowed at night because: A. the danger of a night fire. B. it offends the sensibility of certain ethic groups. C. all of these are correct. D. smoke cannot be detected against a night sky

D. smoke cannot be detected against a night sky

Birch is used in casket construction to produce: A. cherry veneer caskets B. alternative containers C. composition board caskets D. solid wood caskets

D. solid wood caskets

The physical location where therapeutic communication occurs between a funeral director and client families is also referred to as ___. A. articulation B. the channel C. kinesics D. the environment

D. the environment

The Eastern Orthodox funeral is held: A. in the funeral home B. at the deceased's home C. at the cemetery D. with the casket open during the service

D. with the casket open during the service

Any borrowed or loaned capital invested in the business that must be repaid to creditors:

Debt equity

Often abbreviated- EOQ:

Economic order quantity

Liturgical denominations are _________ centered. They have a prescribed order of worship or form of worship.

Eucharist

T/F: The HIV virus survives well outside of the body.

False

If the family of a military veteran wants to order an upright head stone for his grave, what form must the funeral director and family complete?

Form 40-1330

This type of casket is made from the wood that comes from a leaf-bearing tree:

Hardwood casket

The religious structure of American society is primarily

Judeo-Christian

Local Islamic religious facility containing no icons, statues, symbols, pews, chairs, or musical instruments; a Mosque.

Masjid

Heavenly peace or Pure Land, in Buddhism

Nirvhana

OPIM:

Other Potentially Infectious Materials

In some states the __________ has replaced the Burial- Transit Permit for intrastate disposition:

Report of Death

This word comes from the Greek meaning "flesh-eater." It has come to mean any large burial receptacle:

Sarcophagus

The three "Ts" of proper pollution control are:

Time, Temperature & Turbulence

Anyone that invests in, or financially sponsors, a new business:

Venture Capitalist

Private investors who are willing to supply financing for new and/or risky small venture start-ups:

angel investors

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

apron

The person or persons with the paramount right to authorize the cremation of a deceased human?

authorizing agent

The ignition of the flame in the crematory retort is generally ignited by:

auto style spark plugs

Mrs. Thompson's daughter gave the funeral director a broach. Mrs. Thompson's daughter is the

bailor

In reference to cremation, the amount of waste incinerated per unit of time, usually expressed in pounds per hour is called ___.

burn rate

In terms used by those that operate human crematory retorts. the number of pounds that the retorts will cremate per hour is referred to as the:

burn rate

Insurance that protects companies during the period necessary to restore property damaged by an insured peril. Coverage typically pays for lost income and other expenses related to recovery:

business interruption insurance

The medium which the sender selects to send a message is known as the:

channel

Disposing of cremated remains in a manner or location that combines the cremated remains with the cremated remains of another individual?

commingling

The damages awarded an injured party in a contract in which the injured party is entitled to compensation for the exact amount of the loss are called

compensatory damages

A system of abstract patterns of and for both living and dying which are learned directly or indirectly defines

cultures

That type of self destruction in which a person has little or no group identification and is seen as a loner is referred to as

egoistic suicide

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

executor

T/F: A mausoleum is a building primarily intended for cremated remains.

false

An area set aside in a cemetery for several grave spaces, usually containing two, four, or six grave spaces is referred to as a:

family plot

None of the 16 items required by the rule to be separately itemized on the GPL can be listed as "free" or "no charge". Items not required by the rule can be listed as:

free

Goods of a homogenous nature which are sold by weight or measure are known as

fungible goods

The process of determining the critical components of a job for purposes of selecting, training, and rewarding personnel:

job analysis

A crematory shall not accept a casket or cremation container from which there is evidence of: leakage. sound. discoloration. odor.

leakage

The person who signs a promissory note and is obligated to pay at maturity is called the

maker of the note

A must behavior for all members of society that is not enforceable by law but will be enforced by other members of society (as with shunning)?

mores

College Funeral Home does 300 funerals each year. The business is split 50/50 between traditional full adult funerals with embalming, dressing, cosmetizing and casketing. The other half is cremation with a typical ID viewing in an alternative container suitable for cremation. Is it permitted under the funeral rule for College F.H. to have a burial casket price list and a separate cremation casket and container price list?

no

Does a funeral home have to identify on the Casket Price List the manufacturer of each casket which it offers for sale?

no

In those states that require them, the metal ID disc for cremation must follow the remains through the process (from receiving to incineration to shipping) and must be:

placed in the retort on the right hand side near the charging door.

A cemetery, originally a cemetery for the victims of great battles:

polyandrium

Funeral rites identifiable with a pre-literate society:

primitive funeral rite

The term for the special brick that is used to line the firebox or primary chamber of the crematory retort

refractory brick

Zinc ornaments, handles and trim should be __________ before loading into retort.

removed

The retention time is: the amount of time the cremated remains must be held prior to delivery to the next of kin the amount of time a body must be held prior the cremation the amount of time the products of combustion should be held in the retort none of these.

the amount of time the products of combustion should be held in the retort

Account established by one individual to be held for the benefit of another, creates a fiduciary responsibility:

trust account

Mrs. Thompson entrusts her pre-arrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Joyovich Funeral Home is the

trustee

One who holds a position of trust to a beneficiary; as a funeral director is to a client who makes and funds their pre-arrangements.

trustee

Mrs. Thompson makes and funds prearrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson is the

trustor

The practice of watching over the body the entire time between death and the funeral is called ___.

vigil

Failing to appear in a court when ordered by the court or a law enforcement officer will result __________ by the courts.

warrant

According to the Statute of Frauds, contracts classified under the statute need to be _________ to be enforceable

written

Other than the sixteen goods and services which must appear on the GPL, may a funeral home give other items away for free?

yes

A formal written command issued by a court of law

a writ

Which of the following denominations traditionally utilize a pall during the funeral service? 1. Roman Catholic 2. Episcopal 3. Lutheran 4. Baptist 5. Free Methodist 6. Mormon

1, 2, and 3

According to Worden, which of the following are Tasks of Mourning? 1. Experience pain or grief and isolate from friends and relative 2. Accept reality of loss and withdraw emotional energy from deceased 3. Acknowledge the death and do not think about the deceased 4. Adjust to new environment and invest energy in new relationships

2 and 4

An existential statement about the physical and social world is known as

a belief

An exterior finish in which the casket surface is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries is

a crinkled finish