D.E.A.D. NBE study set 6

An exterior finish in which the casket surface is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries is

a crinkled finish

Corrugated fiberboard is a material used in casket shell construction that is classified as

a wood by-product

Which of the following is the least likely reaction following a SIDS death?

acceptance

Who is next in the order of who receives the flag of a deceased veteran if there is no surviving spouse?

adult child of the deceased

Which of the following is/are some purpose(s) for a death certificate: 1- shows cause of death for research purposes 2- a permanent statistical record of the deceased 3- need it to settle legal and/or financial affairs 4- needed for governmental benefits

all of the above

Mores is a sociological term for those cultural parameters involving:

all of these

The sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant, which remains unexplained after a complete autopsy and a review of the circumstances around the death:

all of these

Increasingly family members are choosing not to have the types of funerals that their grandparents or parents had. Today families are having services with no religious content. These types of gatherings include:

all of these are correct

College Mortuary receives a first call. Which of the following can be used as transfer vehicles (or vehicles generally used for transporting the uncasketed dead human body from the place of death to the mortuary):

all of these can be used

Human remains that are not embalmed shall be held by the crematory in a ____________ holding facility.

all of these choices

Loss of individual identity:

anonymity

A printed form the funeral home uses specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral and financial arrangement is the

arrangement form

A receiver focusing on the speaker's voice, screening out all other stimuli is an examples of:

attending

The event that leads to experiencing the emotion of grief:

bereavement

A pricing method that shows separately the price for the service to be rendered and the price for the casket is:

bi-unit pricing

Balance of costly goods paid for in small monthly (fractional) payments over a specific period of time:

both installment credit and closed end credit

Particulate matter commingled with the gases escaping from the stack of the crematory is referred to as:

both smoke and fly ash

Term often used by Native Americans to refer to their places of burial:

burial grounds

Property for earth burials:

cemetery

The practice of trying to obtain something that is being sought by others under similar circumstances at the same time:

competition

The registered right of a creator to reproduce, publish, and sell the work which is the product of the intelligence and skill of that person:

copyright

An artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law:

corporation

Another term for a funeral procession is a:

cortege

Anytime someone helps someone else with a problem is one definition of

counselor

Proper term for the remnants of the human body that remain following the cremation:

cremated remains

Interventions for a highly emotional, temporary state in which individuals, overcome by feelings of anxiety, grief, confusion or pain are unable to act in a realistic, normal manner:

crisis counseling

Abstract patterns of and for living and dying are known as:

culture

Any borrowed or loaned capital invested in the business that must be repaid to creditors:

debt equity

Which of the following is NOT a distinct role of the funeral service counselor in helping the bereaved family decide on the best funeral arrangements for their needs?

dictating the service details based on past services in the family

Guiding is also known as:

directing

A heavy duty, leak resistant zipper bag with at least six handles, designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids and used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from a place of death other than in an institution like a hospital, is a:

disaster pouch

A crepe badge or floral design placed on the door of a home where a death has occurred is referred to as a:

door badge

These expenses do not increase with increased business, nor do they decrease with declining business activity

fixed expenses

A non-compulsive standard of behavior that is only socially enforced:

folkway

The study of psychological theories, principles and applications as related to funeral service:

funeral service psychology

A common pattern of symptoms and reactions experienced by those who have lost relatives or friends through death is known as

grief syndrome

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

holder in due course

Describing or explaining detailed examples of the ways that funeral offerings such as visitation and public funeral have helped other families in similar situations is called:

illustrating

Detailed examples of adjustments, choices, or alternatives available to the client or counselee from which a course of action may be selected:

illustrating

Carbon monoxide is the result of:

incomplete combustion.

To bury or put a dead body into a grave:

inter

An inventory maintenance form maintained by the funeral home pertaining to saleable items:

inventory control form

Which of the following statements regarding the pall is false?

it can be placed on top of the American flag

A behavior pattern which is enforced by special authority is a

law

A pre-placed enclosed chamber, which is usually constructed of reinforced concrete, poured in place or precast, installed in quantity, either side by side or multiple depth, and covered by earth is called:

lawn crypt only

An example of casket hardware is:

lug

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

marital status of the deceased

A group of potential customers possessing purchasing power and unsatisfied needs:

market

Using a casket that comes from a source other than the funeral home providing services ___.

must be accepted with no objection

Most modern crematory retorts operated in the U.S are fired by:

natural gas

If a family buys a casket from Funeral Home A and intends to use it at Funeral Home B, the way Funeral Home B may legally recover some profit is:

nonexistent, there is no way to recover that lost revenue

A comparison of profit with each item of expense in the income statement expressed as a percentage of sales income:

operating ratios

Of those items listed below, which are regarded as a threat to the integrity of the cremation equipment as well as a threat to the safety and well-being of the crematory operator.

pacemakers

The registered right of an inventor to make, use, and sell an invention:

patent

That function of determining in advance what needs to be accomplished in order to achieve a particular goal:

planning

An exterior casket finish created when the base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process is

plated

Which of the following would NOT be provided for a deceased Catholic's rosary service?

prayer shawl

In which of these chambers is the body placed for cremation to begin?

primary chamber

What information should the person who releases a body from an institution request from the person representing the funeral home before allowing the removal to proceed?

proper identification

Giving the appearance of listening:

pseudolistening

Which of the following is considered a source of income for a funeral home?

sales of burial clothing

Which of the following initiates the communication process?

sender

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

stationary bar handle

Compared to the joint family, a nuclear family is:

the smaller group

The moving of the dead human body from the place of death to the funeral home or other designated place is known as the:

transfer of remains

After WWI, the population of the US moved significantly from the farms to the cities. This is called:

urbanization

The change from rural to urban in character.

urbanization

According to Wolfelt- The ability to be considerate and friendly as demonstrated by both verbal and nonverbal behavior:

warmth and caring

The Eastern Orthodox funeral is held:

with the casket open during the service

Family representative(s) present for the initiation of the cremation process?

witness

Which of the following are actual classifications of caskets according to the Casket Manufacturer's Association? 1 - cloth covered 2- veneer 3 - eco-friendly 4- metal 5- hardwood

1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.

The minimum temperature at which a human crematory should operate for maximum efficiency is:

1400 degrees Fahrenheit.

In many States, the permit to operate a crematory states that the opacity shall not exceed________ % except for __________ seconds in any ________ minute period.

20; 30; 60.

The age at which a child understands death as being both final and inevitable is

9 years and above

Turbulence in the exhaust flow in a cremation retort is caused by:

Both drop arches and curtain walls

The quantity of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit while water is in the liquid state:

British Thermal Unit (BTU)

Insurance that provides monetary benefits to a business that has experienced an unforeseen peril, such as flood, fire, etc.:

Casualty insurance

In order to arrange for military benefits and honors for an honorably discharged deceased veteran, what document is important for the funeral home to have a copy of:

DD-214

Kissing The icon is associated with the:

Eastern Orthodox funeral rite

One who organizes, controls, and assumes the risk for a successful business is the ___.

Entrepreneur

Requires employers to pay a minimum wage to employees, and to pay a minimum of one and one-half times the regular rate for any hours beyond forty worked in a week:

Fair Labor Standards Act

An application for Lump Sum death Benefit-Claimant's Form:

Form S.S.A. 8

An intangible asset such as the name of a funeral home:

Goodwill

_____________ in its broadest sense includes the patient and family prior to the time of death, at the time of death of the patient and care of the family during the bereavement period.

Hospice

A funeral devoid of religious connotation:

Humanistic funeral

The loss of craftsmanship is a result of

Industrialization

What do we call business communications that are sent to receivers within a company?

Internal communication

Prior to cremation, the deceased must be identified through viewing by a responsible party to be certain the correct person is being cremated. That responsible party is:

Next of kin or designee

A governmental agency with the responsibility for regulation and enforcement of safety and health matters for most employees of businesses in the United States is:

OSHA

No matter the age of the son, if the oldest male dies, he may enter the leadership role in the

Patriarchal

Fear of tombstones:

Placophobia

The head of the Roman Catholic church is the:

Pope

Generally State or Country owned and operated cemetery for the burial of the indigent or unclaimed is called:

Potter's Field

Insurance that protects a firm against claims that its product caused bodily injury or property damage to the user.

Product liability insurance

This word comes from the Greek meaning "flesh-eater." It has come to mean any large burial receptacle:

Sarcophagus

The Jewish term for a seven day mourning period that begins on the day of burial is:

Shivah

A business owned by one person who is subject to claims of creditors:

Sole proprietorship

Of the following terms, which best describes movement from rural areas into the urban areas?

Urbanization

What does VSIMS stand for:

Vital Statistics Information Management System

An existential statement about the physical and social world is known as

a belief