Dead Drills Arts

A contract under seal is called

formal

If you as a funeral director are presenting casket materials to a family and you are holding one square foot of 32 oz. copper, how many pounds of copper are you holding?

2 lbs.

A lien or mortgage against real property is

An encumbrance

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

Angel Investors

A person's attitude toward death and funerals develops

from early childhood into adolescence

A method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as a casket, facilities and automobiles is called ____________ pricing

functional

Carbon monoxide is the result of:

incomplete combustion

Which of the following would NOT be an acceptable counseling principle applicable to funeral service?

insist the client gain a new perspective

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

lot

Vaults are

measured by inside dimensions

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

The seating or auditorium section of the liturgical church where the members of the congregation are seated is called the?

nave

Which of these charges may be different on the Funeral Bill than on the Statement of Goods and Services Selected when it was completed at the time of arrangements?

opening of the grave

Fear of tombstones:

placophobia

According to Kohlberg, the state of moral development in which the individual considers universal moral principles which supersede the authority of the group is called:

post-conventional stage

Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishments from those in authority is the:

pre-conventional stage

Words that gain their meaning through comparison:

relative terms

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

sectional box

Which one of the following is not a member of an allied profession, allied to the funeral profession?

Attorney

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

The primary reason behind the selection of a particular casket is said to be its ____________.

Beauty and Finish

The release of cremated human remains into the wind?

Both casting and scattering

In terms of a commercial transaction, a _________ is a person who sells goods for commission

Broker

Source of market data that explains where certain businesses are located:

Census of Business

Source of market data that keeps track of new home sales by region and/or the construction of new houses by region and specific area:

Census of Housing

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

Which of the following may be placed atop a pall in the Roman Catholic faith?

Crucifix, The Gospels, A Bible

Any Neolithic monument consisting of a large, flat stone supported by two or more rocks (like a table):

Dolmen

Kissing The icon is associated with the:

Eastern Orthodox funeral rite

The quantity to be purchased which minimizes total costs:

Economic order quantity

The absence of employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is the purpose of this legislation:

Equal Employment Opportunity Act

Capital that is invested in the business by the owner(s):

Equity capital

A person makes prearrangements and prefunds the contract by giving the funeral director the total amount. The funeral director deposits the funds in a bank to be withdrawn upon death of the client. The bank is known as the:

Fiduciary

In an auction, goods which are offered for sale that cannot be withdrawn are classified as

Goods offered without reserve

The observation of ways that touch affects the communication process is called:

Haptics

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

Who decodes the message:

the receiver

A type of pre-need arrangements that means the funeral home applies the amount already paid, plus accruals to the balance due. The cost of the funeral, however, will be whatever the current price is for service and merchandise.

Non-guaranteed

The act or process of proving a will

Probate

Which of these packages is required by the FTC to be on the GPL?

Receiving remains from another funeral home package

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

Report of Death

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

A plan which provides inducements to potential purchasers of products and/or services:

Sales promotion

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

Outlaws discrimination in employment against Vietnam Era veterans

Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act

A contract made by a person who is intoxicated enough to be uncertain of the consequences at the time the contract is made is:

Voidable

The law whose purpose is to compensate the aggrieved, not to punish the wrongdoer is

tort law

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

A contract that may be legally rejected by at least one of the parties before it is executed is classified as:

voidable

A normal somatic disturbance in grief is

weakness

The Eastern Orthodox funeral is held:

with the casket open during the service

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

written contracts

Place the following in order of preference for flag presentation: (the answer is the order)

Widow or widower Children, according to age Parents, including adoptive, stepparents, and foster parents Brothers or sisters, including brothers or sister of the half-blood Uncles or aunts Nephews or nieces Cousins, grandparents, or close friends

According to the Federal Trade Commission, may a funeral home list a separate fee on its GPL to conduct an identification prior to cremation?

Yes

A cemetery located on a private property which is not available to the general public is called:

a family cemetery

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

a theistic philosophy

Orders and decrees from governmental agencies which have the force of law is considered

administrative law

How you feel about something or someone and how you act toward it or them:

affect

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

agency

A contract in which the duties and obligations assumed by the parties are not verbalized but indicated by their actions is known as

an implied contract

What is the latest point in the arrangement conference that a family may be shown the casket price list?

any time prior to entering the casket display room

A gift of personal property received through a will is a

bequest

Balance of costly goods paid for in small monthly (fractional) payments over a specific period of time:

both installment credit and closed end credit

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

burn rate

A check that a bank draws on its own funds and is signed by a responsible bank official but may be used by anyone to pay a debt is called

cashier check

The artificial grass, chairs, tent and casket lowering device are generally referred to as:

cemetery set-up equipment.

According to client-centered counseling, the necessary quality of a counselor being in touch with reality and other's perception of one-self is termed

congruence

Which of the following would lead a liturgical Protestant funeral processional and recessional?

crucifer

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

Goods which are owned by the seller and are physically in existence at the time of the contract are known as

existing goods

Which of the following is NOT a manifestation of normal grief?

extreme withdrawal

A term involving a relation of trust or confidence is

fiduciary

A federal court of appeal is

An appellate court

The quantity of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit while water is in the liquid state:

British Thermal Unit (BTU

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

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

Economic base

Outlaws discriminatory practices in pay:

Fair Labor Standards Act

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

Form 40-1330

When a person dies without a will, Probate Court will appoint a person to settle the final affairs of the estate. The person receives ___ from the court as official proof that they have been authorized to manage the financial affairs of that intestate person.

Letters of Administration

A document of title which sets forth the contract between the shipper and carrier is the

bill of lading

A solid screen, covered with icons, at the front of the Eastern Orthodox church is the:

iconostasis

Written instruments drawn in a special form, which can be transferred from person to person as a substitute for money or as instruments of credit, are called

negotiable instruments

The method of dividing an intestate estate where a class or group of distributees take the share which their deceased ancestor should have been entitled to, and not as individuals is distribution ___.

per stirpes

Which of these factors is correct regarding a guaranteed prefunded preneed funeral arrangement?

the funeral director may keep any excess if the funds grew faster than costs went up

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

Federal legislation that requires employer to treat applicants and employees equally regardless of age:

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Outlaws discrimination in hiring against those who are over forty years:

Age discrimination act of 1967

When a man dies without a will and a woman files a petitions with the Courts to be in charge of his estate, the woman, once appointed, is known as

An Administratrix

The ideal number of caskets to display in a selection room is:

22

A wood state casket labeled 6/6XX would measure in length 6 feet, 6 inches, and in width: (The 6/6 means that the casket is 6 feet 6 inches long. The two X's mean that 4 inches is added to the standard interior width of a wood casket which is 22 inches. Thus it is 26 inches wide.)

26 inches

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

50; 20; 60.

The length (interior) of the standard adult wood casket is:

6'3"

Probate Court

A court which has jurisdiction over estates

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:

A fee for traveling to obtain the copies outside of ABC's normal service area

Bequest

A gift of personal property made in a will.