Marketing test 1
The length of a standard adult metal casket is
6 feet 6 inches
Average adult wood casket inside measurement
75 x 22in
Average adult metal casket inside measurement
78 x 23 in
This is the standard gauge for metal vaults (but variances do occur)
8 gauge
Outside dimensions of average adult casket
84 X 29 in
A casket having ends in the shape of a half circle.
Elliptic
Wood that has been shredded into spaghetti like strings or thin shavings is:
Excelsior
In the mid-1800s, this burial container was known for starting the metal casket industry:
Fest coffin
A material primarily used as a backing material in the construction of caskets is
Fiberboard
Padding materials include the following, except
Fiberboard
The maximum length of infant/child caskets is
Five ft
That portion of the casket interior covering the hinges that attach the cap to the casket body:
Gimp
These red and white wood caskets comprise approximately 1/3rd of all hardwood caskets in the US:
Oak
Originally, vaults were designed to provide:
Protection from thefts
The standard measurement for non-ferrous metals is referred to as
The Brown and Sharpe Gauge.
A threaded screw type fastener used on a hinged cap-style casket.
Threaded fasteners
Bronze is a metal can alloy consisting of 90% copper with this/these other metals added:
Tin/zinc
Outer enclosure utilized for the protection of casketed remains during transportation
Transfer Containers
Caskets that are oversize or larger than the average casket increase in width by
Two inches
Coffins are anthropoidal in shape, meaning they are:
Widest at the shoulders, narrowest at the feet
A gasket-sealed container which can be used as an insert into a casket or a separate shipping container
Ziegler case
This substance in steel makes casket manufacturing possible because it is malleable
Zinc
Corrugated fiberboard is a material used in casket shell construction that is classified as
a wood by-product
A transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket.
air tray
The component part of the throw that hangs down into the body of the casket is the:
apron
An alloy of copper, tin, and sometimes zinc is
bronze
The part of the casket interior which folds out over the top body molding for aesthetic purposes is the:
extendover
Airtight; impervious to external influence; completely sealed by fusion or soldering
hermetically sealed
The wedge shaped portion of the cap of a casket at each end of the crown is the
pie
An exterior casket finish created when the base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process is
plated
Which of the following is not a hardwood used in casket construction:
redwood
Another name for the ogee of the casket shell is:
rim
Curved corner formed by the addition of a rounded corner piece that has been stamped or milled during the manufacturing process. The corner is welded into position
round
A fabric woven to create a smooth, lustrous face and dull back; made from silk, nylon, or rayon:
satin
The component parts that compose the cap (lid) and body of the casket
shell
Often caskets with round and urn corner styles are manufactured using:
16 gauge steel
Which gauged casket will last the longest
16 gauge steel
Average adult wood casket height
16-22in
Average adult metal casket height measurement
16-24in
Which gauge casket would last longer
16 gauge
The metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be
1/20 inch thick
Caskets that are oversize or larger than the average casket increase in length by:
3 inches
18% chromium and 8% nickel
300 series
Referred to as austenitic stainless steel:
300 series
12% chromium with no notable percentage of nickel
400 series
Referred to as martensitic stainless steel:
400 series
A non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, designed for the encasement of human remains, which is made of cardboard, pressed wood, composition material, or pouches of canvas or other material
Alternative container
Component parts of handles include the following, except
Apron
A thin covering or layer over a thick base material:
Artificial veneer
This type of coating is used on the inside of vaults on order to plug up pores in concrete and prevents moisture from seeping through
Asphalt
The 300 series stainless steel may be found in the following except
Automotive muffler
Locking methods for a gasketed casket include the following, except
Back locks
The part of a handle of a casket that the casket bearers grasp to lift the casket is called the
Bar
A durable wood often seen in kitchen cabinetry
Birch
A ferrous metal would include the following, except
Bronze
For sealing the cap and body of some infant caskets, this is used:
Butyl tape
Other than family members, the 27th century coffin was usually made by:
Cabinet makers
Steel is a metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and:
Carbon
Steel is a metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and:.
Carbon
Epoxy and other elements are used. For sealing the cap and body on some infant caskets, butyl tape is used.
Chemical compounds
A white, closed grain wood that is often stained a red hue
Cherry
Any product consisting of a unit or series of units which are designed or intended to be used together as both a casket and as a permanent burial receptacle
Combination unit
Which statement regarding hermetically sealed caskets is false
Completely sealed by epoxy.
Also known as pressed board, particle board, or flake board:
Composition Board
Also known as pressboard, particleboard, or flakeboard
Composition board
Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue
Composition board
Sometimes caskets made of this material are marketed as alternative containers or caskets for direct disposition:
Corrugated Fiberboard.
What is the minimum finish in which the casket surface is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries
Crinkled finish
This type of casket is made of natural material such as bamboo, willow, seagrass, cardboard, and bamboo. They are handcrafted by skilled artisans and feature all natural interiors and are always 100% biodegradable and non-toxic
Eco-friendly caskets
A sprayed finish that has the appearance of small inventions in the metal:
Hammertone
An airtight seal; impervious to external influence; completely sealed by fusion or soldering
Hermetically sealed
Types of finishes for a polymer include the following, except:
Lacquered
A simple latch secures the cap to the body after closure
Latch closure
The part of the handle attached to the body of the casket is the:
Lug
This expensive premier hardwood is imported from Central America and Africa
Mahogany
This wood is found in furniture and bowling alley lanes
Maple
Handle types include thefollowing except
Moveable bar
One can be assured of the highest quality of stainless steel is to do the magnet test. If there is no magnetic attraction, one could be assured the stainless steel is at the highest quality and has this metal added to its composition
Nickel
Stainless steel is a metal alloy of steel, chromium, and sometimes this metal
Nickel
The 400 series of stainless steel (sometimes referred to as 409 stainless steel) is absent of this metal sometimes used in making stainless steel
Nickel
A casket having eight angles and therefore has eight sides or surfaces on the side of the body panel
Octagon
The forerunner of todays casket was the coffin, typically a wooden container in the shape of a:
Octagon
The first "drying process" for lumber to avoid warping and splitting typically lasts:
One to six months
Components of a gasket closure method include the following, except
Panels
The species of wood is abundant in the United States. It is light colored and noted for its twig-knots which provides an attractive feature in caskets
Pine
This light colored softwood is noted for its twig knots
Pine
Which of the following is not considered a hardwood
Pine
This type of casket is often limited to lower end caskets that provide an inexpensive alternative to consumers:
Plastic
Thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will also run the same direction
Plywood
Common species of the genus of water cottonwood, willow, and salix:
Poplar
Common species of this genus of wood include cottonwood, tulip tree, willow, and salix
Poplar
In galvanizing steel, this term is used in the process of applying and embedding zinc powder at 300°C:
Sheradizing
A style of casket interior in which the material is drawn or gathered in parallel fashion in a particular sewing process
Shirred interior
An example of a padding material in casket construction
Shredded paper
The sides and ends are joined at a 90 degree angle.
Square
Sheets of metal that are pressed by hydraulic pump in designed forms. The component parts are welded together
Stamped
A non-moveable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a(n)
Stationary handle
With interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket, it is said to be
Tailored
This wood casket exterior has no stain, but may be covered with protective varnish
Untainted
A non-moveable handle consisting of lug only is:
bail handle
The rim is part of the casket:
cap
Which of the following types of cloth covered exterior has raised designs above the surface of the material:
embossed
The process of coating ferrous metals with zinc is
galvanizing
The process of coating ferrous metals with zinc is:
galvanizing
The number of sheets of ferrous metal necessary to equal approximately one inch of thickness is the
gauge
The thickness of a ferrous metal casket is measured in:
gauge
All ferrous metals used in casket construction contain:
iron