Funeral Directing Final

menorah

A candelabrum with a central stem bearing seven candles. The oldest symbol in Judaism.

his 20 year old daughter

A deceased husband stated in his will to be cremated. Of the following, who has the right to sign the release of cremated remains when services conclude?

burial transit permit

A legal document, issued by a governmental agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body.

non-liturgical

A protestant church designed so that the pulpit is centered in the sanctuary is called:

Pre-conventional

A stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority.

philosophy

A system of beliefs and values of an individual or group

Veterans Administration

A veteran's grave marker can be obtained by making application to the:

perpetual care

An arrangement made by the cemetery whereby funds are set aside, the income from which is used to maintain the cemetery indefinitely.

monsignor

An honorary title conferred upon Roman Catholic priests is

cash advance item

Any item of service or merchandise described to a purchaser as an "accommodation", "cash disbursement" or similar term:

kiss and icon

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

ancient greece

Cremation first gained widespread acceptance and practice in

barber-surgeons

Embalming during the Middle-Ages was practiced and controlled by the

jewish orthodox

Embalming is usually not practiced by the:

thomas holmes

Father of modern embalming

60

How many days must pass in order for the crematory authority to dispose of the cremated remains in accordance with the disposition provisions of the law?

one alternative container

If you offer direct cremations, the Rule requires you to offer at least

family members and honorary casket bearers and other groups

In most cases, designated reserved seating will be for which of the following?

yizkor

In the Jewish faith, a memorial service recited four times a year.

Janazah

Islamic funeral service and funeral prayer

embalmers

It is best practice for pacemakers to be removed by licensed

kaddish

Jewish prayer for the dead

semantics

Meaning of words and sentences

mohammed

Prophet of Allah; founder of Islam

SSA-721

Statement of Death by Funeral Director

Orthodox Jews

Synagogue, a religious building for

syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

200 cubic inches

The capacity for an adult urn should be

denotation

The dictionary definition of a word

libitinarius

The first secular funeral director in the western world was

koran

The holy book of Islam

1600 degrees F

The ideal temperature of combustion is

three

The kafan for a man will consist of _______ white winding sheets.

mass

The liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church.

dr. richard harlan

The man who translated Jean Gannal's "History of Embalming" in 1834 and thereby made embalming available to the American public was

bishop of the ward

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

chancel

The portion of the church surrounding the altar, usually enclosing the clergy; area behind the altar or communion rail.

is a kneeling bench or rail

The prie dieu in the Roman Catholic church

cremation

The reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber.

VA-21-530

VA application for burial benefits

48 hours

What is the suggested minimum length of time to allow from time of death until cremation?

bends to touch the right knee in a show of humility, prior to sitting

When one genuflects, one

three

When scattering or burial of cremains at sea, how many nautical miles off shore must it take place?

primary chamber

Where the actual cremation takes place describes the

Type 4

Which classification of wastes has the description of human and animal remains consisting of carcasses, organs, and solid wastes from farms, laboratories, and animal pounds?

1, 2 and 5

Which of the following best describes shivah?

church funeral

Which of the following would NOT be consistent with a Christian Science service

memorial park

a cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the ground type markers.

death notice

a classified notice publicizing the death of a person and giving those details of the funeral service that the survivors wish to have published

medical examiner

a forensically-trained physician whose duty it is to investigate questionable or unattended deaths

death certificate

a legal document containing vital statistics, disposition, and final medical information pertaining to the deceased

elegy

a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Non-Liturgical

a protestant church designed so that the pulpit is centered in the sanctuary is called

funeral provider

any person, partnership or corporation that sells or offers to sell funeral goods and funeral services to the public

bread and wine

consecrated elements of the holy communion

liturgical

form or order of worship which has its central element the eucharist

cause of death, legal record, statistical information

four purposes /use for death certificate

cortege

funeral procession

integrity

honesty; fidelity to moral principles

levaya

in the Jewish faith, the funeral procession

edwin chadwick

investigated corruption and funeral practices in england

volume

loudness of one's voice

situational ethics

moral principles that vary with circumstances

registrars information

official signature and data of the legal government agency

sanctuary

open area before the altar

euphanism

pleasant term substituted for a more direct, less pleasant term

casket

rigid container which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or like material, and ornamented and lined with fabric.

vestment

ritual garments worn by the clergy

conventional

stage of moral development wherein individuals seek to gain social approval or maintain the social order (follow rules and laws)

kenesics

study of body movements, gestures and postures

proxemies

systematic study of the human use of space, especially in social settings

ethics

that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions

libitinarius

the 'head undertaker' in ancient rome was referred to as

aron

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

hearth

the floor of a crematory

1984

the funeral rule took effect in

pitch

the highness or lowness of one's voice

General Price LIst

the keystone of the funeral rule. must contain identifying information, itemized prices for the various goods and services that you sell, and other important disclosures.

articulation

the physical production of particular speech sounds

golden rule

the rule of ethical conduct in the funeral profession

surviving spouse or next of kin

the united states flag that accompanies the body of a deceased military person should be presented to the

narthex

the vestibule or entrance porch of a church

burial clubs

to keep down the costs of funerals in the middle ages, people often formed