Funeral Directing Arts SBE Study Guide

Per Stripes

"Dividing of estate" by taking the part which the decedent is entitled to

Dr. Thomas Holmes

"Father of Modern Embalming in the United States" and is credited with the 19th century development of chemical embalming.

What is the interest on a $1,000 note for (1) month at an 8% annual interest rate?

$6.67

Funeral rite serves:

-Completes the grieving process -Honors the life that has been lived -Provides a social function -Permits family & friends to call upon their faith and beliefs concerning the death.

Eric Lindemann identified the following characteristics of grief:

-Somatic Distress -Preoccupation w/images of the deceased -Hostile reactions

The gauge of a steel casket is equivalent to the number of steel sheets placed on top of one another to equal the thickness of how many inches:

1 inch

If a funeral director purchased a casket for $350.00, and sold it for $950, the consumer value index for that piece of merchandise would be:

37%

Iron+Carbon

=Steel

Christian Science

A Christian sect founded by Mary Baker Eddy in the 19th century. They believe that sickness and sin are not ordained by God and can be overcome by praying; hence they are known for refusing to accept medicine or treatment by doctors.

Sole Proprietorship

A business owned by one person

Typically, which of the following is not a cash advance item?

A casket

Ventricular Fibrillation

A cause of death stated on a death certificate that indicates heart failure is:

The following would NOT be consistent with a Christian Science service:

A church funeral

Devise

A clause in a will leaving real estate to someone.

An option

A contract to keep an offer open for a specified period of time supported by consideration is called:

Accounts Payable

A debit to the purchases account would have a corresponding credit in which of the following accounts?

Immediate Burial/Direct Burial

A disposition of human remains by burial without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony.

Separation/Discharge Form (DD-214)

A document required by the Veterans Administration to obtain burial benefits

Egalitarian Family

A family structure in which both partners share power and authority equally

Adaptive Funeral Rite

A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times.

Patriarchal

A joint family; relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority.

Libel

A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

The legal obligation of a business to pay a debt is called a(n):

Ability

Traditional card catalog -vs- Electronic card catalog

Allows sophisticated search strategies

Liabilities

Any debts that a business or a individual owes

Ethnocentrism

Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.

Which OSHA standard requires funeral homes to provide specific training, PPE, and vaccination against Hepatitis B?

Bloodborne Pathogens

Before the Civil War, the early American undertaker's primary occupations were usually:

Carpenter or Liveryman

Any item of service or merchandise described to a purchaser as an "accommodation", "cash disbursement" or similar term:

Cash advance item

Impatience/Irritability

Characteristics of stress according to Alan Wofelt

Memory Chip

Component in (property of) the CPU that stores data about the amount of storage.

Although a dead body is in one mortuary, the mortuary which has control of final disposition is said to have:

Construction Custody

The death of a shareholder owning 1 % of a company:

Does not cause a change in the corporation.

Benefits of Preneed

Economic & Personal

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) training is determined by the:

Employee job description

If the family is in doubt about viewing deceased

Encourage viewing after describing the condition of the body.

What is the fourth level of "Maslow's Hierarchy" of needs?

Esteem Needs

Situation requiring immediate action or urgency:

Exigent Circumstances

veterans burial allowance (plot internment allowance included) (varies) $300 burial, $150 plot, active duty $1500

Form 21-530

Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate

Form W - 4

The primary objective of Funeral Service Management

Fulfilling the needs of the families and the community which are death related.

A ______________________________ is not required by the Federal Trade Commission.

Funeral Arrangement Form

Net Sales

Gross sales, minus sales, returns, allowances, minus discounts on sales yield:

Dr. William Harvey

He discovered the circulation of the blood in the year 1628

Libitnarius

Head Undertaker; 1st secular funeral director in the Western World,

Frederick

Invented corpse cooler

Embalming is usually not practiced by the:

Jewish Orthodox

He discovered the abductors canal; credited with the discovery of "Hunter's Canal".

John Hunter

Which type of family traditionally practices patriarchal governance?

Joint

What is the third level of "Maslow's Hierarchy" of needs?

Love & Belonging

SSA-8 (Social Security)

Lump Sum Benefit form

Mother Board (system board)

Main circuit board of the computer; processor and memory are attached

Main area of the church where seating is provided:

Nave

Staffing is included in which of the following management functions:

Organizing

What is the most commonly accepted means of measuring the thickness of copper and bronze caskets?

Ounces per square foot

In casket manufacturing, "kapok" is used as:

Padding material

Assignee

Party to whom rights is transferred; the party to whom a contract is assigned.

What is the first level of "Maslow's Hierarchy" of needs?

Physiological Needs

The "Crier" in Ancient Rome was also referred to as the

Praeco

Alternative Price List

Price lists which may be prepared for use in certain limited situations such as children/infants, for government agencies to provide for indigent persons, for agreements with religious groups, burial or memorial societies for members of their group.

If a family wants to pay the funeral bill by means other than cash; they need to negotiate with what document?

Promissory Note

The FTC funeral rule DOES NOT require that the _____________ is contained on the GPL.

Reason for embalming

Libitinarius

Roman undertaker was known as:

According to Bowlby, attachments come from a need for:

Safety & Security

What is the second level of "Maslow's Hierarchy" of needs?

Safety Needs

What is the fifth level of "Maslow's Hierarchy" of needs?

Self Actualization Needs

Folkways

Social customs which may be broken out without serious consequences; norms that are not strictly enforced.

Shareware

Software programs that allow you to legally copy them, and/or give them away at no cost are known as what type of software:

Common law is best described as:

Statutes, rules, and regulations Customs & practices enforced by the courts

A F.H. determines the amount of supplies used by which of the following methods:

Subtracting the cost of supplies on hand from the balance in the supplies account.

Naidia (Greek)

Temple like tombs

The person who executes his own will is called the:

Testator

The escutcheon

The "lug" on the casket

A pre-need contract signed at the residence

The FTC's "cooling off" regulation for door to door sales most generally will affect:

A disclaimer

The Federal Trade Commission does NOT require:

Express & Implied Warranties

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is a federal statute which governs:

Cultural Relativism

The attitude that all groups or cultures are equal and important is known as:

Ademption

The extinction or withdrawal of a legacy under a will.

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

The man generally credited with the term "Father of Bacteriology" was:

Duress

The method of removing one's free will in making a decision by threats to do physical harm to the person, his family, or property is known as:

Bailor

The next of kin who delivers the personal effects of the deceased to the funeral director, is properly termed a:

Bailee

The party who received personal property, but does not have ownership of the personal property

Sale

The passing of title from the seller to the buyer for a price is called a:

Progression

The price increments between casket prices when arranged in order of their increasing value is called the price:

Depreciation Accounting

The process of allocating the cost of plant and equipment to the periods expected to benefit from the use of these assets is called:

Trisagion

Three short services or blessings, conducted at the funeral home the evening before the funeral service, on the day of the funeral service before leaving the funeral home for the church and at the cemetery, following the funeral service.

Branches of Law - Mortician

Tort Law, Mortuary Law, Administrative Law, and Criminal Law

Herzberg

What term describes the "two factor" theory?

Punitive

What type of damages pay over and above the actual loss:

If a consumer does not want to accept or look at the GPL then:

You do not have to do anything else.

Acolyte

a devoted follower or attendant

Plaintiff

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. (Petitioner)

Triggering Events

occurrence of situation that requires certain action; (example) - the triggering event for giving out the GPL is a face-to-face meeting.

Dead Human Body

the body of a dead human being, deprived of life, but not yet entirely disintegrated

If the thickness of ferrous caskets is reported as gauge, a casket 1/16 of an inch thick would be referred to as:

16 gauge

Which gauge of casket would be recognized to be the most durable in construction?

16 gauge

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?

27 inches

Default Values

If the operator does not assign values in computer operations, the computer automatically assign:

Fiduciary

In law, the relationship of trust is expressed by the term:

Aftercare programs have evolved because of the:

Increase in social support