D.E.A.D Cremations and Cemetery

Visible emissions (opacity) is rated on a scale from:

0% to 100%

which of the following are types of cemeteries? 1- Church Yard 2- cenotaph 3-Family 4-Veteran 5- Memorial Park

1, 3, 4 & 5

Match the following "Don't Say" words with their proper "Do Say" terms!!! 1- Ashes a- funeral coach 2- hearse b- marker 3- Headstone c- cremated remains

1-c 2-a 3-b

In most States, regardless of the age of the cremation equipment, there is a __________ second retention time requirement.

1/2

The minimum temperature at which a human crematory should operate for maximum efficiency is:

1400F

The optimum temperature for human crematory operation is:

1600F (average)

The first crematory built in the United States was built in which year?

1876

Many adherents to the Roman Catholics faith are not aware of the Vatican's acceptance of Cremation in:

1963

How large would a grave need to be to accommodate a standard burial vault?

3'x8'; 36" x 96"

If the authorizing agent agrees to take possession of the cremated remains and does not take possession within _____________ days after cremation or on an agreed date, the crematory shall send written notice to the last known address of the authorizing agent to take possession of he remains.

30

Cremation containers or caskets are made up of __________ % combustible solids,__________ % moisture, and __________ % non- combustible solids and are classified as Type __________ waste.

85, 10, 5, 0

A vertical passage for conduction products of combustion to the atmosphere: Flue Chimney Stack

All of these

Interment is used as a generic term to embrace all forms of disposition of human remains to include: entombment inurnment burial

All of these

An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains generally for the purpose of cremation?

Alternative container

The person or persons with the paramount right to authorize the cremation of a deceased human?

Authorizing agent

Which of these are in the design of a retort?

Breech and flue

In the ideal cremation process, the only compounds exiting the stack are?

CO2 & H2O

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

A mausoleum is a building primarily intended for cremated remains.

False

Most states with cemetery laws will not permit the cremated remains to be buried.

False

The burial, entombment, or inurnment of human remains:

Interment

With the exception of _________ and ___________, most major religions readily accept cremation.

Islam - Orthodox Judaism

A group of two or more adjoining graves, crypts or niches owned by the same lot holder:

Lot

A "big rock". The most famous of these are not sepulchral but things or places like Stonehenge.

Megalith

The general term applied to markers or other permanent items used to identify the place of interment. Their purpose is to commemorate a family or an individual.

Memorial

Prior to cremation, the deceased must be identified through viewing by a responsible party to be certain the correct person is being cremated. That responsible party is:

Next of kin; Designee

Fear of tombstones:

Placophobia

Hydrogen chloride is produced in the cremation process when _________ containing chlorine are cremated.

Plastics

A cemetery for paupers:

Potters field

The air supply introduced under pressure directly into or adjacent to the fuel bed in a crematory retort is called ___.

Primary Air

One who loves cemeteries and funerals. A person who is interested in the study of cemeteries and other forms of final disposition is classified as a:

Taphophile

The three "Ts" of proper pollution control are:

Time, Temperature, Turbulence

The Greeks called the swollen ground or mound which marked gravesites a tumulus. Today, the word _______ is used chiefly to refer to those burial places which are above ground.

Tomb

A cemetery created by an act of congress for the burial of those that served in the military:

Veteran Cemeteries

A legal document which allows its creator a limited afterlife during which it may choose to placate, amuse, gratify, or anger the survivors. Intended for the purpose of the disposition of any earthly possessions.

Will

Family representative(s) present for the initiation of the cremation process?

Witness

_____________ can produced thick, white smoke that is difficult to control during cremation.

Zinc

In those States with up-to-date laws on cremation, which of the following is strictly forbidden: The incineration of waste paper and other trash in the same retort as that used as the used for human cremation. The cremation of more than one body at the same time in the same chamber without written permission. The cremation of animal remains in the same retort that is used for cremation of human.

all of these

The ignition of the flame in the crematory retort is generally ignited by:

auto style spark plugs

Any refractory construction intended to change direction of flow or velocity of the products of combustion:

baffle

Any refractory device which changes the direction or velocity of the products of combustion is called a:

baffle

A leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death is called ___.

body bag

Particulate matter commingled with the gases escaping from the stack of the crematory is referred to as:

both smoke & fly ash

In terms used by those that operate human crematory retorts. the number of pounds that the retorts will cremate per hour is referred to as the:

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 cremation, the __________ supplies heat to raise the temperature of the cremation chamber to the point where combustion of the human remains and container is possible.

burner

Human made subterranean or hillside passageways for religious practice. Any chamber used as a burial place. Most commonly associated with the Roman Empire.

catacomb

A building specifically designed with niches for the disposition of cremated remains:

columbarium

A structure, room or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains is a(n):

columbarium

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

All remains of the incinerated human body recovered after the completion of the cremation process are called:

cremated remains

Proper term for the remnants of the human body that remain following the cremation:

cremated remains

A heating process that reduces human remains to bone fragments by combustion and evaporation in the presences of an open flame:

cremation

An environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing the dead human remains for the purpose of cremation?

cremation casket

A space of sufficient size in a building or land area used or intended to be used for the entombment of human remains:

crypt

Disposition of human remains by cremation, without formal viewing, visitation or funeral ceremony with the body present?

direct cremation

Any Neolithic monument consisting of a large, flat stone supported by two or more rocks (like a table):

dolmen

The attention reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal requirement or to discharge an obligation is:

due diligence

A short text honoring a deceased which is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque:

epitaph

The crematory operator should cremate the containers with the most combustible finishes:

first

Cremate the largest (most obese) remains:

first of the day

A stone marker, with or without an inscription used to mark the foot of the grave:

footstone

A pre-placed enclosed chamber, which is usually constructed of reinforced concrete, poured in place or precast, installed in quantity, either side by side or multiple depth, and covered by earth is called:

garden crypt lawn crypt

The memorial stone marking the head of the grave:

headstone

A designated area for the retention of human remains while awaiting the cremation processes:

holding facility

The actual time limit after which a funeral home must permanently dispose of unclaimed cremains is legally determined by ___.

individual State Law

To bury or put a dead body into a grave:

inter

The act of placing cremated human remains in a urn?

inurnment

A crematory shall not accept a casket or cremation container from which there is evidence of:

leakage

The modern day mausoleum is named in memory of ____________________ who died in 353 BC, and the monument built as his memorial at Halicarnassus was included among the seven wonders of the ancient world.

mausolus

A cemetery which has adopted a park like style and abolished the use of upright memorials.

memorial park

An upright memorial, including what used to be called a tombstone, also includes large structures like obelisks, usually made of granite, marble or common stone.

monument

Most modern crematory retorts operated in the U.S are fired by:

natural gas

Human remains awaiting cremation, must:

never be stacked or placed on the floor

A space in a columbarium, mausoleum or other structure, used or intended to be used for the inurnment of cremated human remains.

niche

All cemeteries must be incorporated?

no

Though the name is derived from the Greek, meaning "a small spit", they are Egyptian. These are the physical representation of rays from the sun streaming to the earth.

obelisk

A "bone-pit":

ossuary

A container that is designed for placement in the grave space around the casket, including but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave boxes, and grave liners:

outer burial container

Of those items listed below, which are regarded as a threat to the integrity of the cremation equipment as well as a threat to the safety and well-being of the crematory operator.

pacemakers

In those states that require them, the metal ID disc for cremation must follow the remains through the process (from receiving to incineration to shipping) and must be:

placed in the retort on the right hand side near the charging door

The person or persons to whom the Cemetery Authority has conveyed a right of interment in a number of adjacent cemetery lots:

plot holder

A cemetery, originally a cemetery for the victims of great battles:

polyandrium

In the language of cremation, retort capacity refers to:

pounds per hour

Visual inspection of the machinery and smokestack of cremation equipment should be inspected ___________ or _________ when not in use.

prior to every use- at least every 30 days

Which of the following is used to refer to cremated human remains after they are pulverized and cleaned, leaving primarily small bone fragments as small as particles of sand or smaller:

processed cremated human remains

A ceremonial construction made of wood and fire, designed to reduce a deceased human body to ashes:

pyre

Human remains that are not embalmed shall be held by the crematory in a ____________ holding facility.

refrigerated

Zinc ornaments, handles and trim should be __________ before loading into retort.

removed

In most states with cremation laws, the __________ is responsible for the crematory complying with the laws, rules and regulations of that state.

responsible cremationist

Any cremated or processed remains that do not fit in the temporary container or urn shall be:

returned in a separate container

From the Latin "sepulcrum" which meant only "a burial place":

sepulchre

Some modern lowering devices are equipped with telescoping legs to accommodate ____________ at the location of the grave.

sloping ground; hillsides

In areas with strict pollution control regulations, cremation is not allowed at night because:

smoke cannot be detected against night sky

A receptacle for cremated remains usually made of cardboard, plastic or similar materials designed to hold the cremated remains until an urn or other permanent container is acquired or other disposition is made?

temporary container

The ability of the operator to evaluate the materials to be cremated (casket, container and human remains) is:

the first step in controlling visible emissions

All employees of the crematory who handle dead human remains shall practice:

universal precautions

In the middle of the 17th century, Sir Thomas Browne wrote the earliest known essay in defense of _________." It stressed the advantages of this form of burial.

urn burial

To cremate bodies larger than 300 lbs, the operator should:

use modified operating procedure

Which one of the following metals is notorious for producing thick white smoke which will set off the pollution controls during the cremation process?

zinc