Cremation & Cemeteries Study Guide

Which of the following are types of cemeteries? 1- Church Yard 2- cenotaph 3-Family 4-Veteran 5- Memorial Park

1, 3, 4 & 5.

The minimum temperature at which a human crematory should operate for maximum efficiency is:

1400 degrees Fahrenheit.

The optimum temperature for human crematory operation is:

1600 degrees Fahrenheit.

The maximum temperature at which a human crematory should be operated for efficient use is:

1800 degrees Fahrenheit

The first crematory built in the United States was built in which year?

1876

In many States, the permit to operate a crematory states that the opacity shall not exceed________ % except for __________ seconds in any ________ minute period.

20; 30; 60.

How large would a grave need to be to accommodate a standard burial vault?

3 feet wide and 8 feet long

Human remains are made up of _________ % moisture, __________% combustible solids, and ___________ % non-combustible solids and are classified as Type ___________ waste.

85; 10; 5; 4.

___________ is/are recommended to assist in loading casketed or containerized human remains into the cremation unit.

A 2 1/2 inch diameter cardboard roller

Interment is used as a generic term to embrace all forms of disposition of human remains to include:

All of these

A vertical passage for conduction products of combustion to the atmosphere:

All of these are correct

In those States with up-to-date laws on cremation, which of the following is strictly forbidden:

All of these.

The release of cremated human remains into the wind?

Both casting and scattering

Turbulence in the exhaust flow in a cremation retort is caused by:

Both drop arches and curtain walls

Term often used by Native Americans to refer to their places of burial:

Burial Ground

The number of cremated remains that may be buried in a single normal size grave is controlled by:

Cemetery policy

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

Cenotaph

The first of this type was in Mt. Auburn, Mass, in 1830. During the Victorian era, cemeteries were used as parks for walks and picnics:

Elite Garden Cemetery

The memorial stone marking the head of the grave:

Headstone

The burial, entombment, or inurnment of human remains:

Interment

Once it has been started, the cremation process is:

Irreversible

During the performance of any maintenance on the retort, OSHA __________ procedures should be strictly followed to the letter or the rule.

LOTO (lock-out,tag-out)

The person or persons to whom the Cemetery Authority has conveyed a right of interment through original purchase, by transfer from original purchaser, or who hold such right by inheritance:

Lot Holder

Named for the King of Cria, whose wife, Artemisia, built one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Astructure used for entombment. A building that houses crypts for burial. A community form of this building is for many families, and a private one is generally sold for use by a single family:

Mausoleum

Prior to cremation, the deceased must be identified through viewing by a responsible party to be certain the correct person is being cremated. That responsible party is:

Next of kin or designee

Though the name is derived from the Greek, meaning "a small point", they are Egyptian. These are the physical representation of rays from the sun streaming to the earth.

Obelisk

Generally State or Country owned and operated cemetery for the burial of the indigent or unclaimed is called:

Potter's Field

A cemetery for paupers:

Potter's field

The right to inter human remains in a designated lot as provided in the conveyance given to the original purchaser, or his designated successor(s):

Right of Interment

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

Sarcophagus

One who loves cemeteries and funerals. A person who is interested in the study of cemeteries and other forms of final disposition is classified as a:

Taphophile

The Greeks called the swollen ground or mound which marked gravesites a tumulus. Today, the word _______ is used chiefly to refer to those burial places which are above ground.

Tomb

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

Vigil

_____________ can produced thick, white smoke that is difficult to control during cremation.

Zinc

Term used when cremated remains are cast from a private plane is:

aerial scattering

Human remains that are not embalmed shall be held by the crematory in a ____________ holding facility.

all of these choices

Of those listed below, which are the most easily discernible by a crematory operator with regard to determining the sequence of cases for that day?

amount of body fat

Any refractory device which changes the direction or velocity of the products of combustion is called a:

baffle

Particulate matter commingled with the gases escaping from the stack of the crematory is referred to as:

both smoke and fly ash

The amount of waste incinerated, usually expressed in pounds per hour, with the characteristics or type of waste stipulated:

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.

A mausoleum is a building primarily intended for ___.

casketed remains

Property for earth burials:

cemetery

All remains of the incinerated human body recovered after the completion of the cremation process are called:

cremated remains

In cemetery language, "remains" and ____________ have the same meaning.

deceased

Disposition of human remains by cremation, without formal viewing, visitation or funeral ceremony with the body present?

direct cremation

The attention reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal requirement or to discharge an obligation is:

due diligence

Historians generally agree that the idea of cremation most likely had its roots in the:

early stone age

The crematory operator should cremate the containers with the most combustible finishes:

first

Cremate the largest (most obese) remains:

first of the day.

A stone marker, with or without an inscription used to mark the foot of the grave:

footstone

A pre-placed enclosed chamber, which is usually constructed of reinforced concrete, poured in place or precast, installed in quantity, either side by side or multiple depth, and covered by earth is called:

garden crypt and lawn crypt

A space in a Cemetery used or intended to be used for the burial of one full size individual human remains:

grave

The three components required for combustion to take place are:

heat, fuel and oxygen

A crematory shall not accept a casket or cremation container from which there is evidence of:

leakage

Due diligence when using an off-site, third party crematory requires that the crematory shall agree to allow:

licensed personnel from the funeral home to make unannounced visits.

The person to whom the Cemetery Authority has conveyed a right of interment in a number of adjacent cemetery lots:

lot owner

A ceremony commemorating the deceased without the remains present.

memorial service

An upright memorial, including what used to be called a tombstone, also includes large structures like obelisks, usually made of granite, marble or common stone.

monument

A "bone-pit":

ossuary

A container that is designed for placement in the grave space around the casket, including but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave boxes, and grave liners:

outer burial container

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.

Fear of tombstones:

placophobia

A single grave is called a:

plot

In the language of cremation, retort capacity refers to:

pounds per hour.

Visual inspection of the machinery and smokestack of cremation equipment should be inspected ___________ or _________ when not in use.

prior to every use - at least every 30 days

To pound, crush, smash or hammer into a powder or dust like consistency?

pulverize

A structure whose shape is geometric where the outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a simple point at the top:

pyramid

A ceremonial construction made of wood and fire, designed to reduce a deceased human body to ashes:

pyre

Which type of cemetery is allowed to be selective about who may be buried there?

religious

A container for the preservation of relics of a Saint:

reliquary

Some modern lowering devices are equipped with telescoping legs to accommodate ____________ at the location of the grave.

sloping ground or hillsides

In areas with strict pollution control regulations, cremation is not allowed at night because:

smoke cannot be detected against a night sky,

The retention time is:

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

The ability of the operator to evaluate the materials to be cremated (casket, container and human remains) is:

the first step in controlling visible emissions.

All employees of the crematory who handle dead human remains shall practice:

universal precautions.

In the middle of the 17th century, Sir Thomas Browne wrote the earliest known essay in defense of _________." It stressed the advantages of this form of burial.

urn burial

In a hillside cemetery, where the grave is on a steep slope, it might be necessary for the funeral director to ____________ in order to keep the lowering device level over the grave.

use crib work

Which of these are in the design of a retort?

Both breech and flue are correct

This type of cemetery originated in Europe where it was thought that the closer to the place of worship a person was, the greater their chance of going to heaven:

Church Yard

A "big rock". The most famous of these are not sepulchral but things or places like Stonehenge.

Megalith

If the authorizing agent agrees to take possession of the cremated remains and does not take possession within _____________ days after cremation or on an agreed date, the crematory shall send written notice to the last known address of the authorizing agent to take possession of he remains.

30

The modern day mausoleum is named in memory of ____________________ who died in 353 BC, and the monument built as his memorial at Halicarnassus was included among the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Mausolus

A source that might bring radiation near embalmers or crematory operators. Sometimes called "seed implantation".

brachytherapy

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

burn rate

A heating process that reduces human remains to bone fragments by combustion and evaporation in the presences of an open flame:

cremation

The term for removal of the cremated remains from the retort is the same term used to describe working cremains into the softened soil of a garden specifically designated for that purposes. This term is ___.

raking

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

refractory brick

Chlorinated plastic containers should be:

refused by the crematory

Any cremated or processed remains that do not fit in the temporary container or urn shall be:

returned in a separate container.

An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains generally for the purpose of cremation is called:

Alternative container

The three "Ts" of proper pollution control are:

Time, Temperature & Turbulence

A structure, room or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains is a(n):

columbarium

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

commingling

What is the term for the type of cardboard which is made with a series of zig-zag folds of thick paper with a smooth layer glued to either side of that folded paper?

corrugated cardboard

The actual time limit after which a funeral home must permanently dispose of unclaimed cremated remains is legally determined by ___.

individual State Law

The general term applied to markers or other permanent items used to identify the place of interment. Their purpose is to commemorate a family or an individual.

memorial

Most modern crematory retorts operated in the U.S are fired by:

natural gas.

Human remains awaiting cremation, must:

never be stacked or placed on the floor.

A receptacle into which processed cremated remains are placed.

urn