Funeral Director Arts Exam
Which of the FTC required packages should be the lowest fee on any funeral home's GPL?
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home
Which funeral home document required by the FTC contains just three mandatory disclosures. These disclosures state that the client family will only be charged for the items that they selected, that embalming is not required by law and is not necessary for all types of services, and that if you take rebates or discounts on cash advance items that you charge for your services in obtaining those items.
Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected
Which of these documents is the place where the funeral director explains why merchandise such as a vault or services such as embalming are included in this funeral purchase?
Statement of Goods and Services Selected
One who loves cemeteries and funerals.
Taphophile
Which of the following is a document signed by a person who wants to create a "Do Not Resuscitate" order in case they are brain dead and unable to give any direction at the time to avoid extraordinary life saving measures.
The Living Will
Corrugated fiberboard is a material used in casket shell construction that is classified as
a wood by-product
A proportional reduction of a legacy when the funds or assets out of which such legacy are payable are not sufficient to pay it in full is
abatement
The extinction or withdrawal of a legacy by an act equivalent to revocation is called
ademption
A holy picture in the Eastern Orthodox church is called a(n):
an icon
A permanent order, issued by a court, forbidding activities which would be detrimental to others is
an injunction
The second stage of anticipatory grief according to Kubler-ross is:
anger
Any refractory construction intended to change direction of flow or velocity of the products of combustion:
baffle
That portion of the casket hardware which is grasped by the casket bearers when carrying the casket is called the:
bar
An alloy of copper and tin is called:
bronze
A memorial to a single person but more commonly for a group of people who have died, but whose bodies are not present is classified as a ___.
cenotaph
The damages awarded an injured party in a contract in which the injured party is entitled to compensation for the exact amount of the loss are called
compensatory damages
Another common name for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome would be
crib death
Laws within the Penal Code that are violated are examples of
criminal law
The election to void a contract is called
disaffirmation
The right a minor has to avoid a contract is termed
disaffirmation
A component of the casket handle is the
ear or lug
A personal representative of the decendent appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called
executor
Obtaining cash before payments are received from customers by selling off one's accounts receivable to a third party:
factoring
A strip of metal, plastic or cloth attached to the inside of the casket panel which covers the point where the roll is anchored is the
gimp
A common pattern of symptoms experienced by those who have lost relatives or friends through death is known as
grief
A solid surface in a cremation retort upon which the body is placed is called:
hearth
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:
kriah
An adjustment process that involves grief or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the reorganization of the life of an individual following a loss or death of someone loved:
mourning
Establishing a rapport with the client, appraising the client's problems, and accepting the client's attitudes and feelings are factors specifically associated with which style of counseling?
non-directive
The substitution of a new party in a contract for the original party who is to perform the contract is called?
novation
Which of the following is not a member of a profession allied to the funeral profession?
nurse
The thickness of a non-ferrous metal casket is expressed in terms of:
ounces per square foot
The wedge shaped portion of the cap of a casket at each end of the crown is the
pie
An exterior casket finish created when the base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process is
plated
In most states with cremation laws, the __________ is responsible for the crematory complying with the laws, rules and regulations of that state.
responsible cremationist
A Roman Catholic sacrament given to those seriously ill or in danger of dying, to prepare their souls for eternity is the:
sacrament of the sick
Which of the following is an example of a grave liner?
sectional box
The law whose purpose is to compensate the aggrieved, not to punish the wrongdoer is
tort law
The funeral director is required by the Funeral Rule to retain all price lists for a ____________ period from the date the price lists were last distributed.
1 year
For each extra X in width, the interior of a wooden casket increases by:
2 inches
Select the statement(s) regarding OSHA recording requirements which is/are incorrect. 1- If your business changes ownership, you must transfer the records to the new owner. 2- If your business changes ownership, you are still responsible for recording at the establishments. 3- All employees must be given access to the OSHA 300 and 300 A logs. 4- Employees must be given access to their own medical records and 301 incident report. 5- The OSHA illness and injury reporting forms must be retained for 5 years following the end of the calendar year that these records cover.
2 only.
How many holes must be drilled into a casket to prepare it for burial at sea?
20 holes, 2 inch diameter
The ideal number of caskets to display in a selection room is:
22
Most infant caskets increase in length in increments of
6 inches
A funeral rite specifically designed to meet the needs and wishes of the family:
Adaptive funeral rites
The Hebrew word which translates as "container" is Container, in Hebrew
Aron
Masselin is used in casket construction as a:
Backing material
The primary reason behind the selection of a particular casket is said to be its
Beauty and Finish
A management function which compares organizational and individual performance with predetermined standards or expected results:
Both Evaluating and Controlling
Which of these are in the design of a retort
Both breech and flue are correct
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)
Source of market data that explains where certain businesses are located:
Census of Business
Source of market data that explains where certain manufacturers are located:
Census of Manufacturing
The "Reader" is the officiant of the:
Christian Science funeral rite
Patterns identifiable in nearly all cultures worldwide are called :
Cultural Universals
Abstract patterns of and for living and dying are known as:
Culture
Often abbreviated- EOQ:
Economic Order Quantity
The term which refers to an Orthodox Jewish Memorial service or closing prayer of a funeral is ___.
El Malei Rachamin
Outlaws discriminatory practices in pay:
Fair Labor Standards Act
If the family of a military veteran wants to order an upright head stone for his grave at Mountain View Cemetery, what form must the funeral director and family complete.
Form 40-1330
Veterans Administration Application for Headstone or Marker is:
Form 40-1330
A funeral devoid of religious connotation:
Humanistic funeral
Leader of the local congregation, in Islam
Imam
The loss of craftsmanship is a result of
Industrialization
The prie dieu in the Roman Catholic church
Is a kneeling bench or rail
During the performance of any maintenance on the retort, OSHA __________ procedures should be strictly followed to the letter or the rule.
LOTO (lock-out,tag-out)
A single receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains is called ___.
Ossuary
OPIM:
Other potentially infectious materials
Mr. Greenjeans makes a will which states that his estate will be divided equally only among the children who are alive when he dies. This type of distribution is called ___.
Per capita
Generally State or Country owned and operated cemetery for the burial of the indigent or unclaimed is called:
Potter's Field
The air supply introduced under pressure directly into or adjacent to the fuel bed in a crematory retort is called ___.
Primary Air
Which hazard is represented by the Exploding Bomb pictogram?
The product is capable of rapidly expanding and damaging surroundings.
_____________ is the mixing of gases in the cremator's exhaust flow.
Turbulence
In the Jewish faith, the One Year anniversary of the death?
Yizkor
A person receiving a gift of real estate in a will is
a devisee
Caskets prepared for burial at sea must have:
a total of 20, 2 inch holes drilled in them
Often called a "reward contract" this type of contract promises to pay when an act is completed. There is no negotiation between parties, the execution is the acceptance.
a unilateral contract
Which of the following is a "Task of Mourning" according to Worden?
adjust to an environment in which the deceased is missing
A/an _________ family would include a son and his family.
an extended family
A procedure that shows separately the price of the services to be rendered and the price of the casket is
bi-unit pricing
The doctrine of stare decisis is concerned with
case law
Another term for a funeral procession is a:
cortege
None of the 16 items required by the rule to be separately itemized on the GPL can be listed as "free" or "no charge". Items not required by the rule can be listed as:
free
Velvet is a type of casket
lining material
An example of casket hardware is:
lug
The part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the:
lug
Which of the following is lining material that is used in casket construction? It backs up or supports the visible interior fabric.
masselin
Vaults are
measured by inside dimensions
A type of exterior covering used on a cloth covered wood casket?
moleskin
The modern American family is considered to be
nuclear
Which of the following would NOT be provided for a deceased Catholic's rosary service?
prayer shawl
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
Which of the following is not a hardwood used in casket construction?
redwood
Sacred beliefs reflected in the daily conduct of an individual are part of
religion
Courts that have exclusive jurisdiction of bankruptcy matters, claims against the United States, and patent and copyright cases are defined as
special federal courts
The main purpose of grave liners is to provide
support from the earth load
Which of these casket descriptors does NOT have to be included for each casket on the Casket Price List?
the casket manufacturer name
Testate
the condition of leaving a will at death
The preferred location of the selection room for accessibility and reinforcing the importance of the casket to the funeral is:
the main level of the funeral home
A style of casket interior created by placing a padding material between a lining material and a backing material, with subsequent stitches taken, forming small depressed pockets defines a
tufted interior
