DEAD Drill Questions

Place the following in order of preference for flag presentation: 1.Widow or widower 2.Parents, including adoptive, stepparents, and foster parents 3.Uncles or aunts 4.Children, according to age 5.Cousins, grandparents, or close friends 6.Nephews or nieces 7.Brothers or sisters, including brothers or sister of the half-blood

1, 4, 2, 7, 3, 6, 5

ABC funeral home has a normal service area of 25 miles. The Greenjeans family has requested ABC Funeral Home personally obtain additional copies of Mr. Greenjeans' Death Certificate weeks after the original was filed. The certificate is filed with a registrar 50 miles away from ABC funeral home. The funeral director should charge the family (as profit for the funeral home) for which of the following: 1. Each certified copy of the Death Certificate requested 2.A fee for traveling to obtain the copies outside of ABC's normal service area

2 only You cannot charge for death certificates as a way to make a profit for the funeral home. They are a cash advance which means there is no markup. You are reimbursed by the person who wants the copies, again no funeral home profit.

The time limit for the V.A. "application for burial benefits" is:

2 years from the date of cremation or permanent burial

How many holes must be drilled into a casket to prepare it for burial at sea?

20 holes, 2 inch diameter

The length of a standard adult metal casket is

6' 6"

Which of the following describes a Pictogram?

A hazard symbol required for labels as part of the GHS Indicates the general type of hazard

A philosophy that focuses on the worship of a god or gods is called:

A theistic philosophy

A court of original general jurisdiction is

A trial court

The sudden, intense physical and emotional expression of grief occurring as the awareness increases of a loss of someone or something significant:

Acute grief

Mr. Bowinkle dies without a will and Jon is appointed by the courts to handle the affairs of the estate. Jon is an example of

Administrator

The contract between a principal and an agent creates a relationship called

Agency

That portion of the atmosphere supplied to the cremation chamber for combustion, cooling and ventilation?

Air

The stage of estrangement an individual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign, unpredictable or unacceptable is known as

Alienation

The most common method of creating an agency is by

Appointment

The funeral director received a broach from Mrs. Thompson's daughter to place on the body in the casket and to be returned after the services. The funeral director is the:

Bailee

Mrs. Thompson's daughter gave the funeral director a watch and a broach to use for her mother's visitation and funeral. The items will be returned after the funeral. This is an example of:

Bailment

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

Bailor

A pricing method that shows separately the price for the services to be rendered and the price for the casket is

Bi-unit pricing

Which of the following is the officiant at the funeral service for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?

Bishop

Which of these are actual types of endorsements?

Blank Special Restrictive

To guide and/or supervise the activities of an organization :

Both Directing and Actuating

A realistic attitude toward death

Can best be developed in early childhood

The everyday supervision and planning of a cemetery is the responsibility of:

Cemetery management

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.

Cenotaph

The "Reader" is the officiant of the:

Christian Science funeral rite

A type of complicated grief which is prolonged and is excessive in duration is

Chronic grief

What has changed under the revised Hazard Communication Standard?

Classification of chemicals Safety Data Sheet Format Labels for chemicals

"_________________" is used in governmental correspondence to refer to the FTC.

Commission

A term for blood kin is

Consanguinity

Thompson Funeral Home sends human remains via common carrier to Fitzgerald Funeral Home. Fitzgerald Funeral Home is the

Consignee

The funeral director sends Mrs. Thompson to Florida via a common carrier. The funeral director is the

Consignor

A type of credit granted by retailers that is used by individuals or families to purchase products from those retailers is:

Consumer Credit

For the average citizen, the most important courts of the state court systems are the

Courts of original general jurisdiction

A space of sufficient size in a building or land area used or intended to be used for the entombment of human remains:

Crypt

A component of the casket handle is the

Ear

The wealth produced in or near a community that provides employment and income to the local population:

Economic base

The grouping of caskets, usually 3, used to educate the selecting clientele family members about the various attributes of the caskets and price points is referred at the:

Educational grouping

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 obtaining and maintaining of adequate work space and funeral equipment

Facilities management

Pre-need trust accounts made between a purchaser, a funeral home and a bank, create what type of responsibility for the Funeral Home?

Fiduciary

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

A strip of metal, plastic or cloth attached to the inside of the casket panel which covers the point where the roll is anchored is the

Gimp

An intangible asset which enables a business to earn a profit in excess of the normal rate of profit earned by other businesses of the same kind:

Goodwill

Property rights consisting merely of evidences of ownership of property, such as copyrights, checks, notes and stocks are

Intangible personal property

A newspaper advertisement can be an offer if it shows

Intent

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the directive counseling approach?

It encourages dependence by the bereaved

When a person dies with a will and Probate approves the person in dharge of settling the final affairs of the estate, the person receives

Letters of Testamentary

The Jewish term for funeral cortege?

Levaya

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

Lot

Which of the following is lining material that is used in casket construction? It backs up or supports the visible interior fabric.

Masselin

A business that purchases finished goods for resale:

Merchandising business

Moving to and living in an area different from or other than the place of birth:

Neolocalism

Expressing a thought or idea in an alternate and sometimes a shortened form :

Paraphrasing

A non- directive method of counseling that stresses the inherent worth of the client and the natural capacity for growth and health (recognizes that the person has the ability to answer all of their own questions):

Person- Centered Client- Centered Rogerian

Factors that influence prices:

Pricing policy

Chlorinated plastic containers should be:

Refused

In most states with cremation laws, the __________ is responsible for the crematory complying with the laws, rules and regulations of that state.

Responsible cremationist

Mrs. Thompson passes away. She is a long-time member of the local Episcopal Church. You are unfamiliar with the specifics of the church, but you locate the Rector who informs you that Mrs. Thompson's family should be seated on the Epistle side of the church. Where does the Priest expect you to have the family seated?

Right side as the congregation looks at the altar

Which of the following is an example of a grave liner?

Sectional box

The base molding is a part of the casket:

Shell

Which type of Death Certificate contains the widest range of information about the deceased including the specific cause of death?

Standard adult

A casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom is called a/n:

State casket

A printed form the funeral home uses specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral merchandise and service choices and make financial arrangements is the:

Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected

While meeting with a family to arrange the funeral of a member of the Episcopal Church in your town, the daughter of the deceased asks you about the ability to give a Eulogy during her mother's funeral service at church. You have a good relationship with both the family, the church, and its current Rector who you know to be a very traditional person. How can you advise the daughter regarding the Episcopal Church's views on Eulogies?

Tell her that eulogies are not permitted, but suggest she speak with the Rector while planning the mass about her concern.

An intangible asset that is a distinct name, sign, or symbol that the federal government grants exclusive rights to use for a specified period of time:

Trademark

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

Trust accounts

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

Trustee

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

Trustor

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

Mr. Greenjeans is dying and he creates a document that designates who he wants to have his property upon the time of his death. This is an example of a

Will

If a funeral home offers packages, other than the four mandated by the FTC, does the Funeral Rule require the funeral home to list each of the items included in the package on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected?

Yes

May a funeral home impose an additional fee for obtaining payment of the funeral bill from an estate or from assigned insurance policies?

Yes

May a funeral home include just a portion of its basic service fee in its charges for direct cremation, immediate burial, forwarding or remains and receiving of remains?

Yes