Funeral Home Operations - Module Three *Casket Display Rooms & Outer Burial Containers*
Which of these materials is not a typical metal used in air seal burial vault construction?
Bronze.
What material is used to make a sectional box?
Concrete.
The illumination caused by a heated filament:
Incandescent lighting.
Place the following locations in order for a funeral home selection room. Begin with the most preferred, and finish with the least preferred.
1) Main floor of the funeral home 2) Upper floor of the funeral home 3) Lower floor of the funeral home
Which of these materials is not a typical primary burial vault material?
Cement.
The lighting from a tubular electric discharge lamp:
Fluorescent lighting
Merchandisers state that funeral homes should have a minimum of____square feet per casket unit displayed.
Forty.
Is a grave liner considered a burial vault?
No.
And end seal burial vault is customarily made from which of these materials:
Steel.
When determining the rooms for the selection room-
The fewer the rooms, the better.
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.
An air seal burial vault is NOT usually found in this material?
Concrete.
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.
Which type of lighting "burns" cooler?
Fluorescent lighting.
What is the maximum number of caskets that merchandisers recommend that you have on hand to show families?
Thirty.
What are the standard gauges found in metal burial vaults?
7, 10, & 12 gauge.
Burial vaults that are manufactured of solid copper usually utilize which sealing method?
Air seal.
What type of burial vault seal allows a small amount of water to enter the bottom portion of the vault?
Air seal.
What type of burial vault seals allows a small amount of water to enter the bottom portion of the vault?
Air seal.
A top seal burial vault is usually made from what material?
Concrete.
Which type of lighting is high in yellows?
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.
Are all outer burial containers "burial vaults"?
No
Double seal burial vaults are usually produced in what material?
Plastic.
"Direct" counseling is when the funeral director-
Stays in the selection room with the family at all times.
An end seal burial vault is customarily made from which of these materials:
Steel.
The standard size of the adult vault is 30" X____"
86.
If the caskets in your selection room began with the least expensive, then became more expensive as you walked further in the room, this would be an example of which arrangement method?
Consecutive grouping.
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.
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.
Is a grave liner considered an outer burial container?
Yes.
