D.E.A.D Arts Practice Exams
The funeral director received a broach from Mrs. Thompson's daughter to place on the body in the casket and to be returned after the services. The funeral director is the:
Bailee
Mrs. Thompson's daughter gave the funeral director a broach. Mrs. Thompson's daughter is the
Bailor
A procedure that shows separately the price of the services to be rendered and the price of the casket is
Bi-unit pricing
This is an allowed and approved reason for job discrimination when hiring:
Bona fide occupational qualification
Regulating the activities of an organization:
Both directing and actuating
Particulate matter commingled with the gases escaping from the stack of the crematory is referred to as:
Both smoke and fly ash
In reference to cremation, the amount of waste incinerated per unit of time, usually expressed in pounds per hour is called ____
Burn rate
The amount of material that a cremation retort can incinerate per hour is called:
Burn rate
A device for the introduction of flame by the delivery or combining of a fuel and air mixture in the presence of heat. Sometimes referred to as primary, secondary or after.
Burner
In the ideal cremation process, the only compounds exiting the stack are?
CO2 & H20
Source of market data that explains where certain businesses are located:
Census of business
A sequence of chemical reactions between a fuel and a controlled oxidant, accompanied by the release of heat and production of new molecules like carbon dioxide and water is:
Combustion
A term for blood kin is
Consanguinity
Thompson Funeral Home sends human remains via common carrier to Fitzgerald Funeral Home. Fitzgerald Funeral Home is the
Consignee
The funeral director sends Mrs. Thompson to Florida via a common carrier. The funeral director is the
Consignor
Another term for a funeral procession is a:
Cortege
When the services include embalming, which of these charges may also legally appear on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected?
Cosmetizing
Abstract patterns of living and dying developed over a lifetime of living in a particular society is the definition of:
Culture
A system of abstract patterns of and for both living and dying which are learned directly or indirectly defines
Cultures
The American system of govenment is best described as
Democratic
Which of the following is NOT a distinct role of the funeral service counselor in helping the bereaved family decide on the best funeral arrangements for their needs?
Dictating the service details based on past services in the family
Any vertical refractory wall supported by arch construction which serves to deflect gasses in a downward direction (sometimes referred to as a curtain wall)?
Drop arch
Often abbreviated- EOQ:
Economic order quantity
The first of this type was in Mt. Auburn, Mass, in 1830. During the Victorian era, cemeteries were used as parks for walks and picnics:
Elite garden cemetery
Capital that is invested in the business by the owner(s):
Equity capital
Liturgical denominations are _________ centered. They have a prescribed order of worship or form of worship
Eucharist
A material primarily used as a backing material in the construction of caskets is
Fiberboard
A person makes prearrangements and prefunds the contract by giving the funeral director the total amount. The funeral director deposits the funds in a bank to be withdrawn upon death of the client. The bank is known as the:
Fiduciary
An organized, flexible, purposeful, group centered, time-limited response to death which reflects. reverence, dignity and respect:
Funeral
An all inclusive term used by people to encompass all funeral and/or memorial services is
Funeral rite
Using the abbreviations: - GPL for General Price List, - SFGSS for Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected, - CPL for Casket Price List, - OBCPL for Outer Burial Container Price List - FB for Funeral Bill Which documents, according to FTC Funeral Rule, MUST be given to the family at the completion of the Arrangements Conference for them to keep?
GPL & SFGSS only
The process of coating ferrous metals with zinc is
Galvanizing
The number of sheets of ferrous metal necessary to equal approximately one inch of thickness is the
Gauge
The thickness of a ferrous metal casket is measured in:
Gauge
These caskets have a dignified and beautiful look due to their grain patterns and the workmanship in their construction
Hardwood
Parties who acquire rights superior to those of the original owner are known as
Holder in due course
The actual time limit after which a funeral home must permanently dispose of unclaimed cremated remains is legally determined by ________
Individual state law
Which of the following statements regarding the pall is false?
It can be placed on top of the American flag
The meaning of the symbol INRI is:
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
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
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 pre-placed enclosed chamber, which is usually constructed of reinforced concrete, installed in quantity, either side by side or multiple depth, and covered by earth is called:
Lawn crypt only
The Jewish term for a funeral cortege?
Levaya
A new form of business ownership (not a corporation) approved in most states since approximately 1994- combines aspects of partnerships with the limited liability of a corporation; owners know as members:
Limited liability company
How may a funeral home legally charge an extra fee for Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home for bodies over 450 pounds?
List the excess fee on the GPL, explain why on the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected
Which of the following has no time limit for filing the appropriate Veteran's Administration application for benefits?
Marker
In the language of cremation, retort capacity refers to:
Maximum weight per cycle
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
The modern American family is considered to be
Nuclear
A comparison of profit with each item of expense in the income statement expressed as a percentage of sales income:
Operating ratios
These can be compared to the industry standards in regard to measuring the possible growth of the business:
Operating ratios
The arrangement and distribution of work among members of an organization:
Organizing
The thickness of a non-ferrous metal casket is expressed in terms of:
Ounces per square foot
That portion of the atmosphere supplied to the cremation chamber for combustion, cooling and ventilation is:
Oxygen
Piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier by such events as needle sticks, human bites, cuts and abrasions is labeled as the ___ route of infection
Parenteral
An exterior casket finish created when the base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process is
Plated
The air supply introduced under pressure directly into or adjacent to the fuel bed in a crematory retort is called ________
Primary air
Which of the FTC required packages should be the lowest fee on any funeral home's GPL?
Receiving remains from another funeral home
A container for the preservation of relics of a Saint:
Reliquary
Mrs. Thompson passes away. She is a long-time member of the local Episcopal Church. You are unfamiliar with the specifics of the church, but you locate the Rector who informs you that Mrs. Thompson's family should be seated on the Epistle side of the church. Where does the Priest expect you to have the family seated?
Right side as the congregation looks at the altar
A religious picture, usually of Jesus Christ in the Roman Catholic faith
Sacred heart
Commonly, the largest annual expense for a funeral home is
Salaries
A type of casket interior style in which the casket material is drawn together, in parallel fashion, with a specific sewing process is
Shirred
The reaction of the body to an event often experienced emotionally as a sudden, violent and upsetting disturbance:
Shock
The Jewish term for the 30 Day mourning period is
Sholoshim
An example of a padding material used in casket construction is
Shredded paper
Greeting people with a pleasant smile, eye contact, and a firm handshake are examples of
Soft skills
Birch is used in casket construction to produce:
Solid wood caskets
The sales agreement between the funeral home and the family for the purchase of merchandise and services:
Statement of goods and services selected
A person who is interested in the study of cemeteries and other forms of final disposition is classified as a:
Taphophile
What is the bi-unit pricing method?
The total funeral bill is the sum of merchandise items plus one basic fee for all services
The receptacle in which incense is burned, in the Roman Catholic faith
Thurible
"Emovere" the Latin root of the word "emotion" means:
To move or stir up
The rubber gasket used on sealer caskets is generally compressed between the rim flange and the
Top body molding flange
Mrs. Thompson entrusts her pre-arrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Joyovich Funeral Home is the
Trustee
Mrs. Thompson makes and funds prearrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson is the
Trustor
Exists when a seller requires the purchase of unwanted items/services in order to obtain the desired item/service.
Tying arrangements
Where does a funeral home likely go to pick up a US Flag for burial purposes?
US post office
A procedure which creates one total package for both services and merchandise is
Unit pricing
The decision of a jury is the
Verdict
The practice of watching over the body the entire time between death and the funeral is called a ______
Vigil
According to the Statute of Frauds, contracts classified under the statute need to be to be enforceable
Written contracts
According to the Federal Trade Commission, may a funeral home list a separate fee on its GPL to conduct an identification prior to cremation?
Yes
The time limit for the V.A. "application for burial benefits" is:
2 years from the date of cremation or permanent burial
What is the number of people required to conduct a full American Legion funeral service?
21
If a manufacturer's standard metal casket is 23 inches wide, how wide is a oversize casket labeled as 23 XXX?
29 inches
Which of the following weights are commonly used in the construction of copper caskets? 1. 16 oz 2. 18 oz 3. 32 oz 4. 48 oz
3 and 4
Adult wood caskets normally increase in length in
3 inch increments
The OSHA designation Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) is determined based on the exposure level at which an unprotected person could escape within ___ of the first exposure
30 minutes
The interior length of a standard adult metal casket is
6'6"
__________ is/are recommended to assist in loading casketed or containerized human remains into the cremation unit
A 2 1/2 inch diameter cardboard roller
A Burial/Transit Permit with cremation selected as the final disposition is called:
A burial/transit permit
A charge against another's property as security for a debt or claim is
A lien
A cluster of two or more nuclear families united by a social bond for security, protection and help is
A modified extended family
Rites of funeralization with the body present are called ___.
A ritual
Which of the following is true regarding formaldehyde exposure measurements? 1- Measurements must be taken at first use of formaldehyde at a facility 2- Periodic measurements should be taken to ascertain that nothing has changed 3- Measurements must be repeated whenever a new process or chemical that may affect levels is introduced to the work area 4- Monitoring must be repeated for anyone showing exposure symptoms
All of these
Directing is also known as:
All of these choices
An example of a transfer container is
An air tray
A lien or mortgage against real property is
An encumbrance
The flame in the crematory retort is generally ignited by:
Automotive style spark plugs
