Cemetery Concepts and Cremation terms

What is a mechanical device used to lower a casket into the ground called?

A lowering device

Which of the following is defined as an unfinished wood box without ornamentation or fixed interior lining?

Alternative container

___________________________ is in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave.

Artificial Grass

Which type of headstone is small, set above ground, with a slightly slanting top?

Bevel Top Marker

What is the proper name for a cemetery area containing several lots?

Block

What is the name for the outer enclosure for caskets placed in the grave?

Burial Vault

What is the name of the organization of cemeterians, cremationist, funeral directors, industry suppliers, and consultants?

CANA

What is the proper term for cemeteries which were cut out of soft rock during the Roman Empire?

Catacombs

What is the correct name for a monument erected to the memory of the dead without the body present?

Cenotaph

What is the name for the upright portion above the base where the inscription is located?

Die

What is the term for the inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or qualities of the departed?

Epitaph

Which of the following devices is a webbing utilized in lowering the casket into the grave?

Grave straps

What is the term/concept for the ceremony conducted at the grave?

Graveside service

Which of the following cemetery monuments has a die that is wider than it is tall?

Horizontal Tablets

Which term means to bury in the ground?

Inter

You are doing a graveside service where the family is placing their loved one's urn in a grave. What is this called?

Inurnment

What is the proper name for a grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave liners?

Lawncrypt

A cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the ground markers is called which of the following?

Memorial Park

What is the correct name for a funeral rite without the body present?

Memorial service

What is a structure erected to commemorate the life, deeds, or career of a deceased person?

Monument

Which of the following terms comes from the Latin word "to remind"?

Monument

This ancient custom, practiced by some Northern Europeans, which placed the deceased in his boat with cherished items, set the edifice on fire, and then covered the area with earth.

Mound Burial

A cemetery created and maintained under an Act of Congress for veteran burial is called a

National Cemetery

What is the name for cemeteries that have set aside funds for the upkeep of the cemetery?

Perpetual Care

What is the vocabulary term for a bag designed to contain a dead human body and bodily fluids?

Pouch

A subdivision of a cemetery which consist of several graves or interment spaces is called

a lot

A chamber in a mausoleum utilized to place casketed human remains is called

a mausoleum crypt

The ___________ is the lower part of a monument.

base

A (n) ___________________ is a portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during the committal.

canopy

Which term was defined as an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human bodies.

cemetery

An environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human remains for cremation is called a(n)

cremation casket

A chamber in a mausoleum generally used to contain the casketed remains is called a

crypt

The placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is called

entombment

A small headstone which is set with its top even to the surrounding terrain is called a(n)

flush marker

A _____________ is an excavation in the earth as a place for interment

grave

The act of placing the dead human body in the ground is called _____________.

inhumation

A small headstone, usually one piece, used to identify graves is called

marker

A _____________ is an above ground structure or building containing crypts or vaults for entombment of caskets.

mausoleum

A physical object that is designed for the purpose of remembering is called

memorial

A scheduled assembly of family and friends following a death is called

memorial gathering

A recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains is called a(n)

niche

Communal placement of cremated remains are placed in a(n)

ossuary

A structure designed for the temporary storage of bodies which are not immediately interred is called a(n)

receiving vault

The burning chamber in a crematory is called a

retort

A general term designating those places suitable for the reception of a dead human body is the definition of a

tomb

An area in a cemetery that is not yet suitable for interments is considered

underdeveloped

A container for cremated remains is called a(n)

urn

A type of cemetery monument in which the die is taller than it is wide is called a

vertical tablet

Which of the following is a structure or space in a mausoleum containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains?

Columbarium

Which of the following is defined as a container used to hold a dead human body, made of cardboard, with a series of alternate folds and ridges?

Corrugated container

________________________ are the result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat.

Cremated remains

What term is defined as the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber?

Cremation

What is the term defined as a furnace for cremating dead human bodies or a building that houses a retort?

Crematory

A section in a cemetery set aside for the casting of cremated human remains is called a(n)

scattering garden

A subdivision of a cemetery containing several blocks is called a

section

One who is in charge of the cemetery is called the

sexton

A cemetery marker that has an angle greater than 45 degrees but less than 90 degrees is called a(n)

slant marker