funeral service management

the form number for the social security death benefit is

A. SSA-721 b. SSA-500 c. SSA-1430 d. SSA-1935

an epitaph is

a commemorative inscription on a tomb or a cemetery marker

all honorably discharged veterans are entitled to

a flag

the rosary service is usually held the night before

a roman catholic funeral rite

VA application for a headstone is

a. VA21-530 b. VA-(dd-214-year of death) c. VA-01-1699 D. VA40-1330

the death certificate contains all but one of the following items

a. middle name b. NICKNAME c. age d. father's name

which of the following would be a nonsectarian funeral rite

a. orthodox b. orthodox jewish c. AMERICAN LEGION d. christian science

an outer enclosure which entraps air via its dome-shaped construction uses which of the following closure methods

a. top seal b. end seal c. AIR SEAL d. hermetic seal

in the roman catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese is

archbishop

the part of a handle of a casket the casketbearer graps to lift the casket is called the

bar

genuflect is a term usually associated with

catholic

an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human remains is a

cemetery

when making a removal, a funeral director should

check for valuables on the individual

whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the funeral director shoud

check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire

the casket is always_______during a catholic funeral

closed

a case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape describes a

coffin

a classified ntoice publicizing the death of a person is a

death notice

bar minen is a

deceased male

an oration praising an individual, usually after death is the

eulogy

for a deceased catholic layman teh casket is placed

feet toward the altar

the first car in a funeral procession is the

lead car

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

selection room

the VA will pay____________plot allowance when the veteran is not buries in a VA cemetery

$150

the social security lump sum death benefit is

$255

the time limit for filing for the social security lump sum death benefit

2 years from the date of death

which of the following is a source of income in the funeral business

a. NON-FORMULA SERVICE b. salaries c. embalming supplies d. promotions

which of the following is an example of a cash advance

a.the casket b. the cremation c. professional services d. public transportation

an individual appointed by the court to settle estate of an intestate is called

administrator

a transfer container which consists of a wooden tray with a corrugated covering for the casket if known as

an air tray

a holy picture in the orthodox church is

an icon

the public officer who cheif duty is to investigate questionable death is a

coronoe

the cars lining up in a funeral procession are said to be in a

cortege

which of the following would lead a liturgical protestant funeral procession

crucifer

levaya is the jewish term for the

funeral cortege

who is responsible for filing the death certificate

funeral director

memorial service is

funeral rites with the body not present

vestments are

garment worn by the clergy

the committal service is usually held at

grave

a temporary or permanent means for identification and/or memorialization at the grave is a

grave marker

to qualify for a burial flag, a person must be

honorably discharged veteran

friends of the family who act as an escort for the deceased are called

honorary casket bearers

the individual who supplies the statistical data concerning the deceased at the funeral arrangements is the

informant

the act of placeing the dead human body in the ground is

interment

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

itemization

embalming is usually not practiced by the

jewish orthodox

the founder of the christian science church is

mary baker eddy

a sequence of prayers and ceremonies of the roman catholic faith is called the

mass

the building containg crypts or vaults for entombment is a

mausoleum

at the cemetery the____________leads the procession to the grave

minister

an honorary title conferred upon roman catholic priests is

monsignor

the place for examination and holding of dead human remainds is the

morgue

time limit for filing for the US flag for burial purposes

must be issued prior to disposition

the entrey way into the church proper in the

narthex

the priest will bless the casket in the _________catholic church

nave

the seating or auditorium section of a church is the

nave

time limit for filing for government headstone

no time limit

a symbolic cloth covering placed over the casket is a

pall

the officiant for the christian science funeral service in the

practitioner

music played before a funeral service int he

prelude

the kneeling rail used in the funeral home in called the

prie dieu

the priest leads the greek orthodox

procession

all services and arrangements for the jewish funeral rites is under the direct supervision of the local

rabbi

the largest expense for a funeral home is

salaries

the hewish term for the 30 day mourning period

sholoshim

the united states flag that accompanies the body of a deceased military person should be presented to the

surviving spouse

the ceremony of washing the deceased before burial by the chevra kaddisha

taharah

98% of the notification of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of

telephone

the focal point in the strict liturgical church is

the cross

VA form number 90-2008 is the application for

the flag

the automobile generally used for transporting the uncasketed dead human body from the place of death to the mortuary is called

transfer vehicle

in the eastern orthodox faith, three short services or blessings that are part of the funeral rite is the

trisagion

a container for cremains is called

urn

when taking informatino abou a death over the telephone, the funeral director should

whisper

a man who has lost his spouse by death is

widower

in cases of cremation, it is necessary to obtain___________prior to cremation

written authorization