FSE-215 Mid-Term Quizzes

What is so special about a 'priest' or 'clergy' casket?

The top is removed from the casket; allowing viewing on both sides.

In measuring the THICKNESS of a FERROUS casket, the lower the number, the ________ the casket metal.

Thicker

In measuring the THICKNESS of a NON-FERROUS casket metal, the higher the number, the _______ the casket metal.

Thicker

Judging the differences between the WEIGHTS of two ferrous metal casket thicknesses, the casket with the higher number represents the casket with the _______ metal.

Thinner

What is considered to be the ultimate interior style?

Tufted

Which of these interior styles appears to have small "puffs" in the cloth, and may or may not have a button or stitch in the "puff"?

Tufted

What is the minimum number of caskets that merchandisers recommend that you have in stock to show your families?

Twelve

Which of these numbers is closer to the average number of caskets that United States funeral homes show their client families?

Twenty

This premium fabric is described as one of silk, cotton, or possibly rayon with a nap:

Velvet

A receptical that is "in the shape of man" would most likely be:

Wide and the shoulders and more narrow at the head and at the foot. (Anthropomorphic)

Which of these types of copper is the most common used in casket construction today?

Wrought copper.

Are all burial vaults considered "outer burial containers"?

Yes

Is a grave liner considered an outer burial container?

Yes

How does one make a casket material known as copper?

You can't- it's a natural element

The main difference between a casket bed and a casket mattress is that

- mattress is removable (1 piece) - bed is not

Your casket supplier offers two types of stainless steel, namely 300 series and 400 series. You want the better of the two. Which one is the better?

300 series.

What are the standard gauges found in metal burial vaults?

7, 10, & 12 gauge

The standard size of the adult burial vault is 30"X____"

86

Burial vaults that are manufactured of solid copper usually utilize which sealing method?

Air seal.

What part of the hardware grouping do the pallbearers actually grasp?

Bar

How does one create the casket metal known as bronze?

By combining copper, tin, and zinc.

Most burial recepticals sold by funeral homes in the US today are:

Caskets

The term 'casket' comes from the root word:

Casse

Which of these materials is not a typical primary burial vault material?

Cement

"Anthropomorphic" would be a term that best describes a:

Coffin

Which of these burial recepticals was the oldest? (historically)

Coffins

An air seal burial vault is NOT usually found in this material?

Concrete

What material is used to make a sectional box?

Concrete

In which of these types of copper is a copper shell submerged in a copper ionic solution in order to reinforce the copper shell?

Copper deposit

This part of the hardware grouping may be found on a casket for decoration, or to add structural integrity, or not be found on a casket at all

Corner

"A thin, crinkled cloth containing rayon", best describes:

Crepe

What is the term that describes the wood that is derived from a leaf-bearing tree?

Deciduous

What does "embossed" mean when speaking of cloth-covered caskets?

Designs that are raised above the cloth's surface

What material best described by "a heavy durable fabric with a short thick velvety nap on one side; a woven cloth with a suede-like appearance with a nap less than 1/18th of an inch"?

Doeskin

What casket display method groups 3-4 caskets together, so each can be shown to the family in some detail? These caskets are different from each other, but they represent the remainder of the caskets shown in your selection room.

Educational grouping

Cloth-covered caskets can be classified as smooth or _____________.

Embossed

Which of these types more closely resembles cardboard in its composition?

Fiberboard

Which type of lighting "burns" cooler?

Fluorescent lighting

Which type of lighting is high in "blues"?

Fluorescent lighting

"Permanent handle" or "continuous bar" hardware is a variation of ______ hardware.

Full-length stationary

In the regular half couch casket, what part of the casket is hinged so that it may fold down for viewing?

Head cap

Confirming and reassuring the family after they have made selections of service and merchandise (post-selection counseling) provides two important functions, one is to confirm their selection so that no mistakes are made as to what they want. The second reason is to-

Help eliminate buyers "remorse" so you should let them know that they made good choices.

The original reason that burial vaults were invented was to:

Help prevent grave robbery.

Lignin is primarily seen to-

Helps hold the material (wood cells) together like glue.

This casket opening style allows for a single or double style:

Hinged cap

The illumination caused by a heated filament:

Incandescent lighting

What type of lighting is most recommended by merchandisers for casket selection rooms?

Incandescent lighting

Which type of lighting "burns" hotter?

Incandescent lighting

Which type of lighting is high in yellows?

Incandescent lighting

"Extreme oxidation" would be an applicable term for which one of these casket metals:

Iron

What common element or material is shared among all ferrous caskets?

Iron

If a wood comes from a coniferous tree, that tree-

Is cone-bearing

A coffin ______ the same article as a casket.

Is not

What is the position of the ogee in the open perfection couch casket?

It was connected in one piece with the cap, therefore it was raised for viewing

Client families that purchase wood caskets usually do so because of:

Its warmth, beauty, and craftsmanship.

Which of these hardware parts actually connects the hardware to the side of the casket?

Lug

Which of these would be the ultimate hardwood?

Mahogany

What do "stiffeners" actually do?

Make the bottom more structurally sound.

"Which of these is not a softwood? (pine, redwood, cedar, spruce & cypress)

Maple

This material is actually pressed paper in a sheet form:

Masselin

The sum of a group of figures divided by the number of units:

Mean

This is the middle number when numbers are arranged in increasing values, from the smallest to the largest number:

Median

The number that occurs most frequently in a listing of numbers:

Mode

Generally speaking, hardwoods are ______ resistant than softwoods.

More

Are all outer burial containers "burial vaults"?

No

Is a grave liner considered a burial vault?

No

The underside of the ogee would be called the _______.

Ogee flange

A casket truck has brought your funeral home two caskets, a pecan casket and pine casket, weighing a total of 500 lbs. The first casket you remove from the truck weighs 200 lbs, so you deduct that the casket that is still on the truck is the _____ casket.

Pecan

The 'priest' or 'clergy' casket is a variation of what opening style?

Perfection FULL couch

Double seal burial vaults are usually produced in what material?

Plastic

What type of laminate has layers of wood glued together so that each layer has grains at a right angle to the layer above or below it?

Plywood

One-fourth of the casket sales when arranged in median order:

Quartile

The upper and lower limits of a series of numbers:

Range

"Which of these is not a hardwood? (oak, maple, mahogany, poplar, walnut, pecan, birch & cherry)

Redwood

Another term for the "ogee" is the:

Rim

What is the fabric type that is woven to have a glossy or lustrous front or face, and a dull back?

Satin

In which of these methods of producing a copper casket is the molds of a casket submerged in a copper ionic solution; thereby allowing the creation of a casket within the molds of the casket? Later, the mold is broken away, leaving the casket for finishing.

Seamless copper deposit

Which of these types of copper was considered to be the "ultimate" copper casket ever produced?

Seamless copper deposit

Which of these presents a wrinkled look which is produced by being sewn on a multiple needled sewing machine?

Shirred

The "slip head panel" is a variation of the _______ opening style.

Single hinged cap

Which of these are you NOT likely to find in a gasketed format?

Single hinged cap

While looking at a hardwood casket at a visitation, you notice that the lines of the grain pattern are not close together. You correctly deduct that the not-so-close grain pattern makes this casket wood a/an _____.

Softwood

Which of these caskets cannot be brushed?

Solid Mahogany

Your friend tells you that she attended her grandmother's funeral and that the casket was 8-sided. From this description, you correctly deduct that the casket material was-

Solid Oak

A flaring side casket is most likely to be which shell design?

Square cornered

What casket shell type is probably the easiest to create or produce?

Square cornered

Which of these would be the most durable and longlasting ferrous casket?

Stainless steel

"Direct" counseling is when the funeral director-

Stays in the selection room with the family at all times.

You observe that your deceased mother-in-law's casket has the words "16 gauge" written on the base molding of the foot end of the casket. You immediately draw the conclusion that her casket is made from what material?

Steel

Which of these is represented by a tightly stretched or smooth appearance?

Tailored interior

Which of these hardware types serves as a bridge between the bar and the lug?

The arm

The "body" of the casket refers to

The bottom of the casket

What does the term "selected hardwood" actually mean?

The casket is manufactured using different species of wood.

What is the position of the ogee (on the head end) in the open hinged cap casket?

The ogee is separate from the cap, and is hinged, so it folded down while the cap was raised.

How do lining materials affect the structural integrity of concrete burial vaults? (i.e., a copper inner liner within a concrete burial vault)

The structural ability of the vault is increased.