NBE Practice questions

Funeral expenses, administration expenses, and taxes

An insolvent estate is an estate of a deceased person whose assets are insufficient to pay the estate's debts, taxes, and administrative expenses. It is the state statute that controls the priority of these claims. In most states, though, the priority of claims-from top priority to the lowest- is ordered as follows:

honorarium

An unsolicited gift to a clergyman is called a/an:

Ventral

Another term used to describe the front, or anterior, of the body is:

kiss the icon

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

verify the family member whether the item should stay or be removed

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?

Attending

During the arrangement conference, the process whereby the funeral director listens to the client with undivided attention and maintains eye contact to watch the client's non-verbal body language is called:

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, depression, and acceptance

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross identifies and describes the stages of death and dying. In order those stages are:

Orthodox Judaism

Embalming is usually not practiced by which faith?

sales frequency

In order to evaluate product needs, the funeral home manager may analyze the number of times sales in a given price bracket occur over a fixed period of time is

economic order quantity

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

explain that the immediate family has yet to arrive

On the evening of the visitation service, multiple cousins, friends and coworkers 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 a funeral director?

The GPL for retention, and the casket and vault price list for reference only

The Funeral Rule, which is enforced by the FTC, has many provisions. These include mandated disclosures and restrictive actions. At the very start of face to face discussion with the public regarding the selection of funeral goods or services and/or the prices of them, the funeral director is required to give the consumer

The total number of it's protons or electrons

The atomic number of an element is equivalent to

Staphylococcal infection & Cutaneous tuberculosis

The centers for disease control concluded that funeral directors had an elevated risk of contracting a variety of bloodborne and airborne pathogens as a result of their contact with dead human bodies, and found that the most frequently reported diseases by funeral directors included:

Hydrolysis

The chemical reaction in which the chemical bonds of a substance are split by the addition or taking up of water that is also the single most important factor in the initiation of decomposition is called:

Approximately six-eight hours after embalming

To ensure a successful application, an embalmer will usually apply surface mortuary wax to a deceased:

Lug, arm, bar, and tip

What are the four component parts of casket handles?

Ferrous and non-ferrous

What are the two broad classifications of metal?

high index fluids

What group of chemicals is used in funeral preparations in extreme cases, such as bodies with edema or one exhibiting advance decomposition?

negative

What is the charge of an electron?

we will be there as soon as possible

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

custodian

When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed a

bailee

When a funeral director has the personal effects of a dead human body in his possession, he is properly termed a

After embalming

When is the correct time to inject tissue builder with a hypodermic syringe?

actuating

When the manager of a funeral establishment is able to provide oversight that inspires employees of the organization to perform in ways that achieve the company's mission, goals, and objectives, he is accomplishing which management function?

1. shows vital statistics and cause of death for medical or actuarial research 2. Is the legal permanent record of the deceased 3. Is the legal record that final disposition has occured

Which of the following accurately describe the purposes of a death certificate?

Memorial Service

Which of the following funeral rites is conducted without the presence of the casketed body?

oak

Which of the following is classified as a hardwood?

the wife

Which of the following is not considered to be consanguineous?

Creates a lower margin on the the most expensive caskets and encourages the consumer to buy better merchandise since the CVI improves with higher-priced caskets

Which of the following statements concerning the merchandise pricing strategy known as the Declining Price Structure Model is correct?

Lutheran

With what type of service would a pall be utilized?

crucifix

a cross with the image of the body of christ is superimposed is a

Cenotaph

a monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present

executor

a person representative of the decedent appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called:

Purse suture

a suture made around a circular opening or puncture that closes the margins when it is pulled is called a:

acolyte

an altar attendant

bronze

an example of a non-ferrous metal is:

legatee

receives a legacy

double entry

the basic accounting theory is based on

Aron

the casket used in a jewish orthodox funeral service is called a/an:

denial

the defense mechanism by which a person is unable or refuses to see things as they are because such facts are threatening to the ego

Debit rent expense and credit cash

the payment of rent by cash is recorded

there must be an offer there must be acceptance

the two essential elements of a contract are

Debit casket coach and credit accounts payable

when a funeral director buys a casket coach on credit, he would

Facilities Management

which management function involves responsibility for training employees on general workplace safety?

Quasi-property theory

with regard to the dead human body, the courts have adopted a

$900

A director's casket sales for a week are as follows: $700 $900 $900 $1,175 $900 The mode is:

FTC

A federal government agency created to promote consumer protection, encourage free and fair competition, and prevent what regulators determine to be anti-competitive business practices is called:

37%

If a funeral director purchased a casket for $350.00 and sold It for $950.00 the consumer value index for that piece of merchandise would be:

tomb

A general term designating those places suitable for the reception of a dead human body.

sorbitol

A humectant commonly used in embalming fluids is

Stainless Steel

A metal alloy of steel chromium and sometimes nickel that has a noted ability to resist rust is:

administrator

A person appointed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person who left no will.

Cot

A portable stretcher used by both ambulances and funeral homes to move injured or deceased that is considered to be the most important item for transferring remains from a house or an institution is called a:

eulogy

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

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

VA form 90-2008

A deceased veteran or reservist who is entitled to receive retired military pay qualifies to receive an American flag after the completion and submittal of the APPLICATION FOR UNITED STATES FLAG FOR BURIAL PURPOSES form, also known as:

Aneurism needle

A blunt instrument used for tissue dissection and for determining the location and elevation of arteries and veins that is especially useful after the initial incision to locate the carotid artery and jugular vein is made called:

air seal

A burial vault which is closed by placing the dome over the base is called a/an

Selected hardwood

A casket constructed of various tree species such as salix, poplar, or cottonwood is called:

Closed or greenstick fracture

A type of incomplete fracture fracture in which the bone may become bent or broken but does not go through the skin is called a:

Intradermal suture

A type of suture used to close incisions so that the ligature remains entirely under the epidermis is called:

Lead car, hearse, clergy, pallbearers, family cars/limo, and procession

A typical funeral cortege would be arranged in the following order:

The deceased was of legal age

A will is an instrument for the ordered disposition of real and personal property that is to take effect upon death. Which of the following is a requirement for a will to take effect?

Embalming case report

A written record and sketch diagram of the condition of the body upon arrival to the funeral home, the method of embalming, treatments, the times at which the body arrived and preparations were completed, and the license numbers of the embalmers and the assistants is called:

Tort

A wrongful act by a person for which damages can be sought by the injured party through a civil lawsuit is called:

Licensees and those authorized by the family or state

Admittance to the preparation room while a deceased is present should only be granted to:

Crepe

Caskets use various lining materials. One material is a thin, crinkled cloth made of silk, cotton, rayon, or wool called:

Opaque

Cosmetics can be classified by their ability to allow light to pass through them. The type that does not allow light to pass through and is considered a concealing cosmetic is:

Sacrament of the sick

In the Roman Catholic faith, an anointing ceremony by a priest for the seriously ill to bring healing for those who are dying to prepare their souls for eternity is called:

upholstery materail

Masselin is a casket:

formaldehyde

Paraformaldehyde is a polymer of

a devisee

Person who receives real property by will

methanol

Polymerization of formaldehyde is inhibited by the addition of

1. Flexing or bending 2. Rotating 3. Massaging the joints

Rigor mortis can be broken down by which of the following methods

death certificate

The decedent's Social Security number is required to be entered on a(n):

Differential Pressure

The difference between the potential pressure reading and the actual pressure reading indicates the:

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?

Narthex

The entryway, foyer or lobby to a funeral home or church is also called the:

$1,133.33

The funeral director's casket sales for the week are: $700 $1,500 $1,200 -------- $3,400 The mean is:

Angulus Oris Sulcus

The groove at the end of the line of closure that forms between the two mucous membranes when the mouth is closed is called the:

liabilities and capital

The group of accounts which you credit to increase are

assets and expenses

The group of accounts which you debit when increased are

adequate pre-counseling

The indirect method of approach for casket selection requires:

Oval

The most common basic face shape where the cheekbones are wider than the cranium and the cranium is a little wider that the lower jaw. This shape is called:

Convex profile

The most common of the basic linear forms of facial profiles is called:

Temporalis

The muscle that is the strongest chewing muscle of mastication and the one that assists in side-to-side movement of the mandible is the:

Eucharist

The name for the sanctified elements of Holy Communion that compromise the essential rudiments for liturgical worship is:

Parietal

The name of the bones that create the superior portion of the sides and the back of the cranium and account for the posterior two-thirds of the roof of the cranium is:

Angulus oris eminence

The natural facial marking that is a small convex distinction found lateral to the end of line of the closure of the mouth is called:

bishop of the ward

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

Police power

The power of a government to impose what it considers reasonable restrictions and laws on its citizens for the maintenance of public safety, health, order, and welfare is called:

Agonal hypostasis

The process by which blood settles or pools within the vessels to the dependent or lower parts of the body as a result of gravitational movement is called:

inurnment

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

it must appear seriously intended it must be communicated to the oferee

The requirement for a valid offer includes which of the following

the federal claims act

The right to sue the federal government is derived from

Thanotology

The study of death and dying that places and emphasis on the psychological and social aspects is called:

12-20

The ventilation of the prep room is measured using the number of air exchanges per hour. This is calculated by taking the total square footage of the room and then determining the size of the air handler of fan needed to move the air out and replace it in a given amount of time. The air exchange rate for a preparation should be between __________ and __________ per hour.

Centrifugal pump

There are approximately six devices that can be used to inject arterial solution. Which of the following is NOT a device HISTORICALLY used during embalming?

Crushed

There are various types of casket interior styles. In one style, the lining material is placed on a metal form. Weights are added, and the material is then steamed and attached to an upholstery or backing. This interior style is known as: