DEAD BOARD STUDY 15

In decision making, what term is defined as: "when all group members are in agreement"?

consensus

In a typical arrangement conference, after establishing a relationship with the family, fulfilling FTC requirements, discussing the deceased's life history, the funeral director begins to take down statistical information for what important document:

death certificate

A newspaper notice simply stating the name of the deceased. Dates of birth and death and the location of service.

death notice

A solid screen, covered with icons, at the front of the Eastern Orthodox church is the:

iconostasis

Which of the following statements regarding the pall is false?

it can be placed on top of the American flag

Increasingly family members are choosing not to have the types of funerals that their grandparents or parents had. Today families are having services with no religious content. These types of gatherings include:

non-traditional services memorial gatherings humanistic funerals

Where is the Mogen David placed on an aron?

on the foot panel

Which of the following is an example of cash advance?

public transportation

A burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except:

removing a body from the place of death to the funeral home

Which of these items should be in the hands of a deceased Roman Catholic communicant in the casket?

rosary beads

Another term for sabbath in Jewish tradition is ___

shabbat

You all have been embalming at various facilities by now and witnessed the varied conditions of the deceased. In addition to the name of the deceased, time of death, the address of the facility, the next of kin name and contact information and the name of the physician to sign the death certificate, in this day and age what is likely the next most important bit of information needed to staff the removal properly

the weight of the deceased

Which of the following may be placed atop a pall in the Roman Catholic faith? 1United States Flag 2Crucifix 3Picture of the Deceased 4The Gospels 5A Bible

2, 4, and 5 only

The Hebrew word which translates as "container" is Container, in Hebrew

Aron

A ribbon cutting at the opening of a supermarket could best be described as a

Ceremony

During a baptism the priest anoints with consecrated oil the forehead, lips, and heart of the individual being baptized. The consecrated oil is known as

Chrism

Which of the following religions uses temple clothing?

Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints

Thompson Funeral Home sends human remains via common carrier to Fitzgerald Funeral Home. Fitzgerald Funeral Home is the

Consignee

The partition that extends across the front of a Greek Orthodox church, separating the solea from the sanctuary. This partition has icons attached to it.

Iconostasis

The term for an Islamic funeral is:

Janazah

The seating or auditorium section of the liturgical church where the members of the congregation are seated is called:

Nave

Clergy of liturgical Christian religions are properly referred to as:

Priests

A symbolic gesture made with the right hand, in the Catholic faith.

Sign of the Cross

Mrs. Thompson entrusts her pre-arrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Joyovich Funeral Home is the

Trustee