ARTS STUDY GUIDE

According to the Casket Manufactures Association there are different types of caskets. Which of the following fall into any of the those categories? 1 - cloth covered 2- veneer 3 - eco-friendly 4- metal 5- hardwood

1, 3, 4, 5

which of the following are types of cemeteries? 1- Church Yard 2- Grocery Markets 3-Family 4-Veterans 5- Memorial Parks

1, 3, 4, 5

According to Worden, which of the following are Tasks of Mourning? 1. Experience pain or grief and isolate from friends and relative 2. Accept reality of loss and withdraw emotional energy from deceased 3. Acknowledge the death and do not think about the deceased 4. Adjust to new environment and invest energy in new relationships

2, 4

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

20 holes with two inch diameter

Adult caskets normally increase in length in

3 inch increments

A specific act or function dealing with death is called

A rite

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?

Alternative container

When a buyer takes actual possession of goods which have been offered for sale, this action is called

An acceptance

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

Grieving that occurs prior to the actual loss is called

Anticipatory grief

A receiver focusing on the speaker's voice, screening out all other stimuli is an examples of:

Attending

A form signed by the next of kin, granting permission to restore features (usually for extensive restorative art):

Authorization to perform Restorative art

Masselin is a casket

Backing meterial

A procedure that shows separately the price of the services to be rendered and the price of the casket is

Bi-unit pricing

Which of the following best describes an obituary:

Brief biological sketch of person's life

This is issued upon the filing of a completed death certificate with the proper agency. It is a legal authority to allow the funeral director to transport and/or dispose of a dead human body.

Burial transit permit

The release of cremated human remains into the wind?

Casting and scattering

Property for earth burials:

Cemetery

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

Cemetery set up

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

Cenotaph

Who is next in the order of who receives the flag of a deceased veteran if there is no surviving spouse?

Child of the deceased

Which of the following individuals cannot certify the cause of death of a death certificate?

Chiropractor

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

The last portion of a funeral or memorial services; the rite of finality preceding cremation, earth burial, entombment or burial at sea:

Committal service

The damages awarded an injuried party in a contract in which the injured party is entitled to compensation for the exact amount of the loss are called

Compensatory damages

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

Due diligence is a term used for a number of concepts involving either the performance of an investigation of a business or person, or the performance of an act with a certain standard of care. Although due diligence is always to be practiced in funeral service it is most especially needed in cases involving:

Cremation

Interventions for a highly emotional, temporary state in which individuals, overcome by feelings of anxiety, grief, confusion or pain are unable to act in a realistic, normal manner:

Crisis counseling

Which of the following would lead a liturgical Protestant funeral procession?

Crucifer

A pattern of living and dying which can be identified in all societies is referred to as a

Cultural universals

Which of the following is not a part of the preselection room procedures ?

Discussing the advantages/disadvantages of each unit

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

Dolman

Who must be notified within 30 days of any disposition at sea:

EPA

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

Economic base

A material primarily used as a backing material in the construction of caskets is

Fiberboard

The crematory operator should cremate the containers with the most combustible finishes: at the highest temperature possible. last. for the longest time. first.

First

When College Mortuary receives a telephone notification of death, whomever accepts the call takes down some important information and records it on this. This will allow for an orderly and complete record of information needed.

First call form

Cremate the largest (most obese) remains:

First of the day

These expenses do not increase with increased business, nor do they decrease with declining business activity

Fixed expenses

Application for Headstone or Marker:

Form 40-1330

The state of being prevented from attaining purpose; thwarted; the blocking of the motive satisfaction by some kind of obstacle:

Frustration

The loss of craftsmanship is a result of

Industrialization

Those assets that cannot be touched or grasped

Intangible assets

To bury or put a dead body into a grave:

Inter

A causative factor in the creation of the "first death-free generation" is

Modern medical technology

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

Probably the single most important item of information to be required during the notification of death is the:

Name of deceased

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

Nave

comparison of profit with each item of expense in the income statement expressed as a percentage of sales income:

Operating ratios

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

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

Paraphrasing

That function of determining in advance what needs to be accomplished in order to achieve a particular goal:

Planning

Insurance that protects a firm against claims that its product caused bodily injury or property damage to the user.

Product liability insurance

When Mr. and Mrs. Smith called at College funeral home to pay respects and greet the family of Bob White, the attendant ushered them to a stand where they could register their attendance in writing as a keepsake for the family of who attended services. They likely signed a/an:

Register book

The fair market price to purchase similar products in similar condition:

Replacement value approach

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

Returned in a separate container

A contract which may be terminated by the purchaser at any time prior to the death of the beneficiary:

Revocable contract

The portion of the funeral home which contains caskets and other funeral merchandise displayed for sale is the

Selection room

An example of a padding material used in casket construction is twill weave satin shredded paper masselin

Shredded paper

Billing form used by the funeral home:

Statement of goods and services selected

The ceremony of washing the deceased before burial by the Chevra Kaddisha is the:

Taharah

The time when funeral director and family plan funeral rites and confirm financial details is:

The arrangement conference

Those funeral rites which follow a prescribed order of worship dictated by religious tradition are

Traditional funeral rites

The family can purchase a burial casket from a funeral home or from any outside vendor.

True

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

Universal precautions

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

metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called a/n:

Vault

The practice of watching over the body the night before the funeral.

Wake

A legal document which allows its creator a limited afterlife during which it may choose to placate, amuse, gratify, or anger the survivors. Generally used for the disposition of any earthly positions.

Will

The art of making the public aware of the services or commodities that the business has for sale

advertising

Term used when cremated remains are cast from a private plane?

aerial scattering

Defined as fear or anxiety caused by the sudden realization of danger created by the impact of shock:

alarm

Loss of individual identity:

anonymity

That portion of the casket hardware which is grasped by the casket bearers when carrying the casket is called the:

bar

Membership consists of one male and one female and the children from their previous marriages and may include children from the present marriage:

blended family

The doctrine of stare decisis is concerned with

case law

Another common name of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome would be

crib death

The American system of government is best described as

democratic

A component of the casket handle is the

ear or lug

Often abbreviated- EOQ:

economic order quantity

The death of a child would be softened simply by the number of children in a

extended family

To assist in the understanding of the circumstances or situations the individual is experiencing, and to assist that person in the selection of an alternative adjustment if necessary is known as

facilitating

Tailored is a style of casket:

interior

Social behavior that is dictated by tradition

is a custom

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

lot

The part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the:

lug

A cluster of two or more nuclear families united by a social bond for security, protection and help is

modified extended family

An adjustment process that involves grief or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the reorganization of the life of an individual following a loss or death of someone loved:

mourning

Is it a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to charge a family more for handling obesity cases?

no

A type of response in which NO words are spoken is?

non-verbal

A line of credit that may be used over and over again up to a certain borrowing limit:

open end and/or revolving credit

Consideration made for service is

professional fees

Giving the appearance of listening:

pseudolistening

The largest expense for a funeral home is

salaries

The part of the casket hardware that covers the exposed ends of the bar is the

tip

Which of the following is not a general purpose for making a speech?

to distract

For each extra X in width, the interior increases by:

two inches

A pricing method which creates a total price for all services and the casket is called a _____________ pricing method.

unit

A container for the cremated remains of a deceased human being is called a/n:

urn