The Conference - NBE Arts

The casket used in a Jewish Orthodox funeral service is called a/an:

Aaron

The person who presides at the funeral service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Far Saints is the:

Bishop of the ward

The decedent's social security number is required to be entered on a:

Death Certificate

The proper terminology for the placing of cremated remains into a final container is:

Inurnment

At the conclusion of a Greek Orthodox funeral service, the congregation will pass by the casket and:

Kiss the icon

What type of service would a Pall be utilized?

Lutheran

Embalming is usually not practiced by people of which faith?

Orthodox Judaism

A general term designating a place suitable for the reception of a dead human body is called:

tomb

In ordering inventory, the funeral home manager knows that the quantity to be purchased which minimizes total cost is the:

Economic Order Quantity

On the evening of the visitation service, multiple Cousins, friends and co-workers arrive at the funeral home early. They expect that you will direct them to the visitation area. As the immediate family has yet to arrive, what action is appropriate for you as the funeral practitioner?

Explain that the immediate family has yet to arrive.

An unsolicited gift to a clergyman is called:

honorarium.

At the end of the service at the funeral home, you are preparing to transfer the casketed deceased to the church for continued services. As you verify your documentation regarding personal effects that are to remain with the deceased and those that are to be removed, you happen upon a yellow metal medallion in the decedents hand that is not in your documentation. What is the appropriate action for you to take at this time?

Verify with a family member whether the item should stay or be removed.

What would be the proper way to close a phone conversation after taking a first call?

We will be there as soon as possible

An alter attendant is called a/an:

acolyte

The indirect method of approach for casket selection requires:

adequate pre-counseling

A cross with the image of the body of Christ superimposed is a:

crucifix

A speech about the character of a deceased person at a funeral service is known as:

eulogy