FMII Study Guide

Mausoleum

A building containing crypts or vaults for entombment is called a:

Air Seal

A burial vault which is closed by placing the dome over the base is called:

Fractional

A casket selection room with partial casket ends and corners is called:

Memorial Park

A cemetery characterized by flush ground markers is called a:

Urn

A container for cremains is called

I & III

A example of Dynamic load on an outer burial container would be: I. a dump truck being parked over the grave II. fill dirt being dumped onto the outer burial container III. the weight of a back hoe on the grave IV. the force from the freezing & thawing of the earth

Polished 5

A headstone or monument that has a smooth top, front, back and sides is called a?

Unit Pricing

A method of price quotation in which one price includes both services and casket is

Functional Pricing

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

Cenotaph

A monument that is erected to the memory of the dead but may not serve as the final resting place for the deceased is called a:

Cenotaph

A monument which is erected to the memory of the dead, but containing no Remains is called a

Stationary Bar

A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a:

Memorial

A physical object that is designed for the purpose of remembering is called a:

Unit Pricing

A pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called:

Itemization

A pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise is called:

Bi-Unit Pricing

A pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on service fee is called:

Section

A subdivision of a cemetery containing several blocks is called a:

bronze

An example of a non-ferrous metal is:

Grave

An excavation in the earth as a place for interment is called a:

Columbarium

Buildings or structures containing many recesses or niches for cremated remains is called a?

2 inches

Extra sizes of caskets increase for each extra width by:

12-30

How many caskets should be shown in a casket selection room?

Cash Discount

If a supplier offers a reduction of the price given for payment of an account within the time limits established by the sales contract, this is known as a:

Economic Order Quantity

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

6

Infant caskets progress in increments of _____ inches in length.

Outer Burial Container

Metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket is called

Pine

Name a type of "softwood" used in casket manufacturing

$243.75

On your funeral homes General Price List your removal charge is $195.00 within a 20-mile radius. Additional mileage is $1.95 per loaded mile. A death occurs 45 miles away, what is your removal charge?

Section-Block-Lot-Grave

Put the following cemetery terms in order largest to smallest: A. Lot B. Section C. Grave D. Block

Copper

Solid Bronze is actually an alloy made up of Zinc or Tin and ________

Galvanized

Steel that has been coated with zinc for increased resistance to rust:

interior

Tailored is a style of casket

Shell/Lid

The attached panel and ogee are part of the casket:

Shell

The base modling is part of a casket

27

The dimensions of a particular steel casket are 6' 6" long and 23" wide. A casket invoiced as 6' 6" XX would be how many inches wide?

Interior

The extendover is part of the casket:

Adequate pre-counseling

The indirect method of approach for a casket selection requires:

78x23

The length of a standard adult metal is:

75x22 or 6'3"

The length of a standard adult wood casket is:

Median

The mid point whereby there are an equal number of values above and below the mid point value:

Bar

The part of a handle of a casket the pallbearer grasps to lift the casket is called:

Merchandising Process

The process of planning and executing the development, pricing, promotion and distribution of an organization's goods/services is called

Merchandising

The purchasing, pricing, display and sale of the product is known as:

Casket Standard

The stand or support upon which a casket rests in the selection room

Sundry Items

The term for miscellaneous items provided or used to complement the services of a funeral director such as register books, service folders, and religious paraphernalia:

Educational/Demonstrational Group

The three to four caskets utilized to educate the selecting party regarding the elements of casket construction is called the:

Hermetically Sealed

This closure method is considered to be airtight and impervious to external influences. It is typically sealed by soldering or fusion is called?

Horizontal Expansion

This refers to the assortment of products offered to consumers at each specific price point. This "expansion" encourages consumers to buy at the given price point. This defines:

Fractional Caskets

This type of casket display is referring to only portions of the caskets (1/2, ¼, end cuts):

Combination Unit

This type of container would be used to transfer a body (via airline) that is NOT casketed?

Inventory

Those goods or stock of goods which are held for resale (i.e. Caskets, register books, urns, etc)

Maintain Cemetery Ground/Earth Load

What is the main purpose of the outer burial container?

Flush Marker

What type of memorial lies flat to the ground?

Having products or their photos displayed and allowing customers to initiate discussions about them

Which of the following is an example of passive merchandising?

Dr. Huber Eaton in 1917

Who created the first memorial park?

Fluorescent

___________ lightning uses tubular gas

Package Pricing

method of pricing where certain items of service and merchandise are grouped together and sold together at specific price point. Legal with FTC