Dead/Cemeteries & Cremation

In most States, regardless of the age of the cremation equipment, there is a __________ second retention time requirement. 1 2 1/2 5

1/2

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. 10 14 90 30

30

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: Catacomb Memorial Park Cemetery Veterans Cemetery Elite Garden Cemetery

Elite Garden Cemetery

During the performance of any maintenance on the retort, OSHA __________ procedures should be strictly followed to the letter or the rule. Labeling Rule + MSDS Blood-borne Pathogen Rule Universal Precautions LOTO (lock-out,tag-out)

LOTO (lock-out,tag-out)

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 or designee Removal personnel Funeral Director in charge The Cremationist

Next of Kin or designee

These are relatively small cemeteries with rows of headstones of size and style determined by the lot owner. Located in larger cities, they appear crowded and may use multiple depth burial methods. Memorial Parks Church Yard Cemeteries Urban Cemeteries Columbariums

Urban cemeteries

The ignition of the flame in the crematory retort is generally ignited by: auto style spark plugs. remote control from the central EPA office. a match lit by the operator pilot lights.

auto style spark plugs

Any refractory construction intended to change direction of flow or velocity of the products of combustion: stack baffle flue retort

baffle

Which of these are in the design of a retort? flue breech Both breech and flue are correct Neither breech nor flue are correct

both breech and flue

he release of cremated human remains into the wind? Casting Scattering Both casting and scattering Neither casting or scattering

both casting and scattering

Turbulence in the exhaust flow in a cremation retort is caused by: Curtain walls only Drop arches only Both drop arches and curtain walls neither drop arches nor curtain walls

both drop arches and curtain walls

The reduction of identifiable bone fragments after the completion of the cremation by manual or mechanical means and reducing to granulated particles or dust? processing only pulverization only both processing and pulverizing are correct neither pulverizing nor processing are correct

both processing and pulverizing are correct

The amount of waste incinerated per unit of time, usually expressed in pounds per hour? burning rate hearth rate capacity consumption rate

burning rate

The amount of waste incinerated, usually expressed in pounds per hour, with the characteristics or type of waste stipulated: rate per hour burn rate efficiency rate capacity

capacity

The physical identification of a space where a special person, or where several people died in a common occurrence. It is a memorial without the body present. mausoleum niche obelisk memorial park cenotaph

cenotaph

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

crypt

ny vertical refractory wall supported by arch construction which serves to deflect gasses in a downward direction (sometimes referred to as a curtain wall)? Damper Down-pass Drop arch Draft wall

drop arch

The three elements required for combustion to take place: time, turbulence and temperature oxygen, carbon and hydrogen earth, air and fire heat, fuel and oxygen

heat, fuel, and oxygen

The crematory operator should cremate the containers with the most combustible finishes: at the highest temperature possible. last. for the longest time. first.

last

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 obelisk sign cenotaph

memorial

The memorial stone marking the head of the grave: monument Lawn crypt Footstone Headstone

monument

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 Cenotaph Ossuary Megalith

obelisk

In those states the require them, the metal ID disc must follow the remains through the process (from receiving to shipping) and must be: placed in the retort on the right hand side near the charging door. commingled with the remains. clamped to the container during the cremation process. put in the collection tray prior to the cremation

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

A single grave is called a: Stone plot lot Mausoleum

plot

A cemetery, originally a cemetery for the victims of great battles: memorial park burial field ossuary polyandrium

polyandrium

Generally State or Country owned and operated cemetery for the burial of the indigent or unclaimed is called: Potter's Field Flanders Field Farmers Field All of these

potter's field

In the language of cremation, retort capacity refers to: temperature. pounds per hour. door width. cadaver size.

pounds per hour

In most states with cremation laws, the __________ is responsible for the crematory complying with the laws, rules and regulations of that state. embalmer responsible cremationist funeral director funeral home owner

responsible cremationist

Historians generally agree that the idea of cremation most likely had its roots in the early: stone age part of the dark ages colonial period part of the renaissance period

stone age

The retention time is: the amount of time the cremated remains must be held prior to delivery to the next of kin the amount of time a body must be held prior the cremation the amount of time the products of combustion should be held in the retort none of these.

the amount of time the products of combustion should be held in the retort

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 Pyramid Grave Vault

tomb

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 catacombs church yard cemeteries common (mass) graves

urn burial

Meaning: Burial alive: vivisepulture Reliquary wake none of these

vivisepulture

The practice of watching over the body the night before the funeral. Benediction Vigil Rosary Wake

wake