Sociology & History practice exam

Dionysius was recognized as:

"The god of wine"

Who devised a technique for arterial embalming while searching for a means of inhibiting putrefaction, but did not divulge his media nor operative details.

Frederick Ruysch

The History of Embalming was originally written in:

French

rites with the body present

Funeral

The Catholic service can be called a Mass of Christian Burial or a _______.

Funeral Mass

both funeral and memorial service

Funeral Rite

What president was the Style "E" State Casket provided for:

Grant

Edwin Chadwick investigated the sanitary conditions in the laboring population of:

Great Britain

One of the standard pieces of equipment, and the most common symbol of the funeral procession has been the:

Hearse

The canopic jars which housed the organs of deceased Egyptians were named after the four sons of:

Horus

devoid of religious connotation

Humanistic funeral

Early Hebrews buried their dead on the evening of the day of death because of:

Hygienic necessity

completely devoid of any form of funeral rite

Immediate Disposition

The first state convention was in:

Jackson, Michigan

Who wrote the "History of Embalming"?

Jean Nicolas Gannal

In Egypt, he was in charge of all the others in the funeral process.

Kher-Heb

Who was the first group to exercise strict control over the embalming process?

Kher-heb

The following did not play a role in Egyptian undertaking.

Lectarii those that did: paraschisties, lawyer, pollinctor

The goddess of corpses and funerals:

Libitina

The Public Health Movement in America was formally launched in 1850 by the publication of the Report of which Sanitary Commission:

Massachusetts

rites without the body present

Memorial Service

In 1878 Congress proceeded to establish a:

National Board of Health

Founded in 1882, it serves its members in government relations, communications, education, and programs, products, and services to assist them in both the caregiving and business aspects of the profession.

National Funeral Directors Association

Founded in 1917, membership is by invitation only.

National Selected Morticians

In Egyptian history, the "City of the Dead":

Necropolis

The Jewish people believed the individual was made up of two elements which were:

Nefesh and Basar

The Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead:

Osiris

The first formal association organization appeared in 1864 before the Civil War in:

Philadelphia

Which of the following was responsible for mixing all of the materials necessary for Egyptian embalming?

Pollinctor

The slaves or employees of the Roman head undertaker were called the:

Pollinctores

The netherworld of the Hebrews was called:

Sheol

All of the Egyptian methods of embalming involved:

Soaking the body in Natron

the science of social group study

Sociology

What was primarily responsible for the formation of "Prayer Guilds" in the Middle Ages?

The Catholic doctrine of purgatory

Where did the word embalm get its origin?

The French word embaume The Greek word balsomon The Latin word balsamum

Founded in 1919, its original purpose was to provide a variety of advertising programs that were used by area funeral directors.

The International Order of the Golden Rule

A soul-shot was:

The mortuary fee in the Middle Ages

The father of American embalming:

Thomas Holmes

those rites which follow prescribed ritual

Traditional funeral rite

The first state to require licenser of embalmers:

Virginia

The Order Concerning Embalmers was issued by the:

War Department

The most expensive method of Egyptian embalming consisted of five steps, the last of which was

bandaging, anointing, spicing

They were referred to as blood-letters:

barber-surgeons

Until the Civil War, hearses were nearly always painted:

black

Which of the following is not a Hebrew mourning custom:

black clothing

Black bordered and dismal they were often crudely and gruesomely decorated with the macabre symbols of death:

broadside sheets

The correct name for the room where caskets are displayed in a funeral home is _______.

casket selection room

Unlike his English cousin, the Colonial sexton:

charged a fee for services rendered

The main difference between commercially and non-commercially operated schools was:

commercial were operated by chemical companies

What did Benjamin Franklin anticipate by nearly two centuries:

cryonics

A waxed death mask of nobility was referred to as:

effigy

Which of the following was not among the duties of the sexton:

embalming the body

The place of burial was so important to the Hebrew family because:

family members buried together remained in Sheol together

Which artery did Holmes use to embalm:

femoral

Which of the following was not an ingredient of early embalming fluid:

formaldehyde what was: arsenates, chlorides, poisonous metals

A service commemorating the deceased with the body present.

funeral ceremony

The term hearse is now sometimes replaced with the term:

funeral coach

Although patents were granted as early as 1909, it was not unitl after WWI that these made their appearance:

funeral limousine

He furnished other undertakers with necessary supplies and paraphernalia:

furnishings undertaker

The atmosphere of the late 19th century funerals was:

heavy gloom

A reason many gave for their belief that the auto-hearse would be slow in taking hold was:

it was much more expensive than the horse-drawn

Egyptians embalmed because of:

legislative reasons religious reasons

Non-commercial schools were rare because _______.

limited demand for embalmers high cost of instruction

Casket selection was mostly made from:

manufacturers catalog

Which of the following was not a role of a municipal officer:

mayor

The funeral director/undertaker first only charged for his:

merchandise

The use of an "effigy" became popularized during:

middle ages

Once intramural burial became limited or restricted, and cemeteries were established outside of cities, the need for a better _______ became urgent.

mode of transportation

What was often given to each pallbearer at the Dutch funeral as a gift:

monkey spoon

This was placed on the tongue and used to pay the Charon for passage over the river Styx to the Elysian Plain in the Ancient Greek custom:

obol

This document was required to bury in churchyards and church cemeteries:

permit

The easiest way to get from the place of funeral services to the cemetery is by a

procession

German and Scandinavian final disposition were based on:

protection from the dead freeing the spirit of the dead

If the family is Jewish the funeral director will contact a _______ to perform the services.

rabbi

Delivery times of the casket ranged from 20-38 hours depending on the:

request distance availability

The deepest period of mourning was considered in the first:

six months

The most common symbol of death during the early New England days was:

skull & crossbones

In 1909, at least two companies were producing motorized vehicles for funeral services with the emphasis on:

speed smooth glide to the cemetery

Self inflicted or group inflicted cremation of a Hindu widow is referred to as:

suttee

A sin-eater:

takes 6 pence for his services take up the sins of the dead was an outcast

Much opposition appeared against embalming due to:

the lack of understanding

The Christians folded the hands of the deceased:

to make the sign of the cross

The journey known as the Circle of Necessity lead:

to the sun and back

An elongated hollow needle sword-like through which fluids might be injected into and throughout the trunk cavity of the dead:

trocar

A decision made at the first national gathering was that the term Funeral Director should replace the term:

undertaker

Who usually supervised the lowering of the casket at the cemetery:

undertaker

Which of the following is a major decision a society must make regarding its dead:

whether or not the corpse should be preserved

Children's hearses were nearly always painted:

white

The _______ makes one person licensed to practice funeral service responsible to a family to try to meet all of their needs.

whole man - total funeral concept

The most popular material used in making caskets was:

wood

The corpse cooler was made of:

zinc lead

Founded in 1903 its main function is its professional testing service.

Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards

patterns identifiable in all cultures

Cultural Universal

Who, during the process of dissecting over 50 cadavers, developed a system of venous injection which may have inspired others?

Da Vinci

Another name for the Middle Ages was:

Dark Ages

The NFDA was formed in:

1882

Renamed in 1959, it is the official accrediting agency for mortuary science schools

American Board of Funeral Service Education

Who discovered the circulation of blood?

William Harvey

Who is considered to be the originator of the arterial injection technique of preserving human remains?

William Hunter

During the late Middle-Ages who began experimenting with embalming:

anatomist; surgeon