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The two essential elements of a contract are 1. it must conform to the Statute of Frauds 2. it must be under seal 3. there must be an offer 4. there must be acceptance

-there must be an offer -there must be acceptance

Mores is a sociological term for those cultural parameters involving: virtues values norms all of these

All of These

The statistical study of human populations with respect to their size, density, distribution, composition, and income:

Demographics

If the FTC Funeral Rule will not allow the amount of a Cash Advance item to be left blank on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected, what should the Funeral Director do?

Estimate the Cost of the Cash Advance Item.

An agency of the federal government created in 1914 promote free and fair competition by prevention of trade restraints, price fixing, false advertising and other unfair methods of competition:

FTC

In an auction, goods which are offered for sale that cannot be withdrawn are classified as

Goods offered without reserve

Which of the following terms is defined as having a sense of honor, and fair dealings?

Honesty

The person who signs the promissory note and is obligated to pay at maturity is called the

Maker of the note

Which of the following does NOT describe the joint/extended family unit?

Urban based

A person below the adult age is

a minor

When a dead human body is in the funeral home, the funeral home is said to have

actual custody

Laws that are designed to prevent one corporation from controlling a large share of a market or products are

anti-trust laws

A document of title which sets forth the contract between the shipper and carrier is the

bill of lading

A joint/extended family is usually

conservative

If I send you an embalming machine via an airplane, I am known as a

consignor

The change in family dynamics due to the death of a child would be decreased simply by the larger number of children in a:

extended family

The FTC Funeral Rule requires a minimum of ___ packages on the GPL.

four

Which of the following is classified as personal property?

furniture

Parties who acquire rights superior to those of the original owner are known as

holder in due course

The governing body which issues Funeral Director licenses is:

individual states

Courts concerned with delinquent, dependent and neglected minor children are called

juvenile courts

A "contract" made with which of these types of people is actually void?

legally declared insane person A person who has been declared legally insane may not enter into a contract. That's what the term legally declared insane means. Any effort to make a contract with that person is not legal and it is automatically void. Two other types of protected people are important to know: minors and intoxicated persons. In these cases they MAY enter into a contract, but if they are taken advantage of by the offeror of that contract, the contract may be voided by the court. If the inebriated person sobers up and thinks the contract is good, it may still remain in force. This option to recheck the terms of a contract is what makes the questionable contract voidable.

Velvet is a type of casket

lining material

What is the FTC minimum requirement for listing the prices of caskets on the GPL?

list only lowest and highest usually offered caskets

Eligibility for the social security lump-sum death benefit is measured by:

marital status of the deceased

Which of these activities does not require a funeral director license? -making funeral arrangements -Directing a funeral -meeting friends and family at visitation -Signing a death certificate

meeting friends and family at visitation

A family that is governed by the father is

patriachal

The party who appoints an agent is the

principal

Courts that have exclusive jurisdiction of bankruptcy matters, claims against the United States, and patent and copyright cases are defined as

special federal courts

Which of these casket descriptors does NOT have to be included for each casket on the Casket Price List?

the casket manufacturer name

Which of these factors is correct regarding a guaranteed prefunded preneed funeral arrangement? -the family can demand a better casket if the fund grew faster than prices went up -the funeral director may substitute lower price merchandise if there is not enough in the fund to cover all costs -the funeral director may keep any excess if the funds grew faster than costs went up -the family may cancel the arrangement completely and take the money

the funeral director may keep any excess if the funds grew faster than costs went up

Compared to the joint family, a nuclear family is:

the smaller group

Paul Johnson wants to do away with the Casket Price List and Outer Burial Container Price List by listing all of his caskets and outer burial containers on his General Price List. Is this permissible under the FTC Funeral Rule?

yes