project fd part 2

The time limit for filing for the V.A. "Application for Burial Benefits" is

2 years from the date of cremation or permanent burial.

The Cult of Dionysius is associated with which of the following cultures?

Ancient Greeks

What was the effect on the cemeteries in regards to the Great Plague of London?

Cemeteries were overcrowded

A letter or form from a Priest stating the eligibility of the deceased for burial in a Roman catholic cemetery is known as a

Christian Burial Certificate

The first Christian ruler of Rome was

Constantine.

Which of the following is associated with the introduction and development of early funeral transportation?

Crane & Breed

Which of the following is associated with the introduction and development of early funeral transportation?

Crane and Breed

One of the countries which made mask making very popular in replacing the body during the long periods the body was lying in state was

England.

Of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased veteran?

Father

Which of the following was not a consideration in the development of coffins and burial cases?

Importance on preservation of the deceased

Which of the following statements regarding the pall is false?

It can be placed on top of the American flag.

The "Kiss of Peace" represents a major break in tradition between the Christians and the:

Jews

Early Scandinavians referred to Valhalla as

Land of the Dead.

The Roman "Head Undertaker" was referred to as the

Libitinarious.

Burial Societies were becoming common place during

Medieval Period.

Tree Burial was associated with which of the following?

North American Indians

The "god of the underworld" is recognized with which of the following?

Osiris

Which funeral functionary in ancient Rome was identified as the "crier"?

Praeco

Paschal candles are used in the

Roman Catholic faith.

Libitina and Libitinerius are funeral functionaries identified with which of the following early cultures?

Romans

The people who dressed their dead in togas were the:

Romans

Of the following individuals involved in the Egyptian embalming process, the person who marked the length of the incision with a charcoal pencil was the

Scribe.

Which of the following funeral services forms uses the term "lump sum"?

Social Security benefits form

The focal point of a Roman Funeral Procession was the:

Torch bearer

A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present is

a cenotaph.

A gasket sealed container used as either an insert into a casket or as a shipping case.

a ziegler case.

A commemorative inscription found on a tombstone or marker is:

an epitaph

a commemorative inscription on a tomb or monument is

an epitaph.

The Egyptian coffin which gained popularity because of the influence of Osiris was called the

anthropoid.

Appropriate information for the funeral director to acquire during the first call or death call includes which of these?

attending doctor

A dignity conferred upon Roman Catholic bishops and/or priests making them "princes of the church" is known as the station of

cardinal.

An underground cemetery of rooms or galleries with recesses for burial purposes defines

catacombs.

Many historians credit the Greeks as the first to use:

cremation

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

death certificate.

The disposition of a dead human body which does not include any form of funeral rite at the time of disposition is called:

direct disposition

A waxed death mask of nobility was referred to as a(n)

effigy.

A casket used for a person of the Orthodox Jewish faith is :

free from metal

The committal service is usually held at the

grave site.

Death certificate information should only be discussed with the:

immediate members of the family

In discussing early american funerals, inviters to funerals and town undertakers were referred to as

municipal officers.

The seating or auditorium section of the church is the

nave.

When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a Presbyterian church for the funeral service, the funeral director normally provides all of the following except the

prie dieu.

The open area before the altar in the Orthodox church is the

solea.

The right of selection of the burial plot rests with the:

spouse

The ceremony of washing the deceased before burial by the Chevra Kaddisha is the

taharah.

The Egyptian undertaking specialist whose job included making medicines and anointing the body of the deceased was referred to as

the Apothecary.

The focal point in the strict liturgical church is

the altar.

A funeral director's code of ethics are based on:

the funeral director's sense of right and wrong

A container for cremains is called

urn.

A Jewish term for the anniversary of death is

yarhzeit.