*****Funeral Directing and Communications
Procession Order
(1) Funeral home lead car with clergy (2) Officiating Clergy, if they are driving on their own (3) Pallbearers if they are driving together (4) Hearse (5) Closest family member's car. Often a limo supplied by the funeral home (not actually often) (6) Cars as designated by the family -if special group attending, they usually go between the lead car and hearse
A price determination method whereby the casket cost is multiplied by a constant factor describes
Fixed multiple pricing
A symbol of grief that is a tear in the upper corner of the garment or a symbolic ribbon worn by the survivors is known as in the Jewish faith:
Kirah
The Jewish term for a funeral cortege?
Levaya
The seating or auditorium section of the church where the members of the congregation are seated?
Nave
If a funeral home does not know the cost of a cash advance, may it leave the item blank on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected until the exact price is known?
No
A burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except: -Catholic burial mass -Remains which are used for scientific or educational study -Moving of the remains from a state where the death occurred to the State where the burial will take place -Interment, entombment, or cremation of the remains
Remains which are used for scientific or educational study
DD 1375
Request for Payment of Funeral and/or Interment Expenses
The document between the seller and the buyer stipulating the items furnished, the price of said items and the terms of payment is the
Sales Contract
The assumption of anger (in the form of blame) directed toward one's self by others:
Shame Guilt is directed at one's self by the self.
The Jewish term for the 30 day mourning period is:
Sholoshim
S.S.A 8
Social Security application for lump sum death benefit (claimant's form):
Form S.S.A 721
Statement of Death by Funeral Director:
The ceremony of washing the deceased before burial by the Chevra Kaddisha is the:
Taharah
Which of the following is a document signed by persons who want to be allowed to die?
The Living Will
The moving of the dead human body form the place of death to the funeral home or other designated place is known as the
Transfer of remains
In his service to the public, the funeral director must always be conscious of the basic ________ which consistently maintains and improves his ability to communicate with the community.
Trust
Form 21-530
Vet Burial Allowance
You all have been embalming at various facilities by now and witnessed the varied condition of the deceased. In addition to the name of the deceased, time of death, the address of the facility, the next of kin name and contact information and the name of the physician to sign the death certificate, in this day and age what is likely the next most important bit of information needed to staff the removal properly? A. the expected time the family will leave the facility B. the phone number for security C. the weight of the deceased D. the date of the funeral service
Weight of the deceased
In the Jewish faith, the One Year anniversary of the death?
Yahrzeit
External communication is:
any communication that goes beyond the doors of your business
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
The time limit for the V.A. "application for the burial benefits" is:
2 years from the date of cremation or permanent burial
Caskets prepared for burial at sea must have: Also, how much weight added?
6 banding anda total of 20, 2 inch holes drilled in them 150 lbs
A realistic attitude toward death
Can best be developed in early childhood
On a death certificate, the "registrant" typically refers to the
Decedent
In the funeral procession, the family car should be placed:
Directly after the funeral coach
ABC funeral home has a normal service area of 25 miles. The Greenjeans family has requested ABC Funeral Home obtain copies of Mr. Greenjeans' Death Certificate. Mr. Greenjeans passed away 50 miles away from ABC funeral home. The funeral director should charge the family for which of the following: 1.Each certified copy of the Death Certificate requested 2.A fee for obtaining the copies outside of ABC's normal service area
Each certified copy of the Death Certificate requested A fee for obtaining the copies outside of ABC's normal service area Both
Each of the following have affected the nuclear family EXCEPT
An increase in the day to day confrontation with death
Form 40-1330
Application for Headstone or Marker:
Form 90-2008
Application for United States Flag for Burial Purposes
The Jewish eulogy is known as
Hesped
A solid screen, covered with icons, at the front of the Eastern Orthodox church is the:
Iconostasis
Which of the following is a style of counseling rather than a type of counseling? A. Informational B. Psychotherapy C. Person-centered D. Situational
Person-centered
Which of the following would NOT be provided for a deceased Catholic's rosary service?
Prayer Shawl
Which of the following is an example of cash advance? Public transportation Professional services The casket The outer burial enclosure
Public transportation
