FSE 215 Final Review Questions

Ferrous metal caskets are measured by their gauges

20, 19, 18, 16

False

A 20 gauge casket is thicker than an 18 gauge metal casket

A state Casket

A casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom is called a state casket

False

A casket which is 6/9XX would be 28 inches in width

Tufted

A design using 2 pieces of material with padding in between

True

A regular half couch casket is so designed as to display the deceased from the waist up, with ogee hinged to fold out to display the interior of the casket.

True

A stationary bar handle does not hinge

28 Inches

A wooden state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length, 6 feet 6 inches, and in width

All of these

An overthrow, overlay, or blanket is used with: wood half couch casket, a metal half couch casket, a three quarter couch casket, a full couch casket

True

Bronze is an alloy consisting of essentially of copper and tin

How does one create the casket metal known as bronze?

By combining copper, tin, and zinc

True

Caskets are classified by their opening styles

True

Copper and zine are two non-ferrous metals used in the manufacturing of caskets

True

Crushed is an interior design made on a table of metal corrugations and corresponding rods to form a design

False

Cypress is a hardwood used in caskets

False

Elliptic is a type of interior design

Two Inches

Extra sized of caskets increase for each extra width by two inches

True

For casket width, each X represents 2 inches

Cherry

Hardwood

Mahogany

Hardwood

Walnut

Hardwood

True

In measuring thickness of caskets, the thinner the metal the higher the gauge

Lignin

Lignin is a natural glue found in wood that cements the cells together. It is strong and elastic.

True

Mahogany is a hardwood

False

Moleskin is on the interior of caskets

False

Oak is a softwood

True

Often times an urn design appears not only on the casket corner, but the entire length and width of the sides and ends of the casket

False

Pine is considered to be the most expensive wood used in casket construction

Steel, Stainless steel, Copper, Bronze

Place the following metals in order of there expense in casket construction. Begin with the least expensive and end with the most expensive metal.

The term wrought means

Rolled into sheets

Select Hardwood

Salix or willow a hardwood

Historically, which of these types of copper was considered to be the ultimate copper casket

Seamless copper deposit

Interior

Tailored is a style of casket interior

300 Series

The 300 series stainless steel is better

Shell

The attached panel an ogee are part of the casket

Shell

The based molding part of a casket is a shell

False

The bed of a casket upon which the remains rest is sometimes referred to as the body lining

False

The body of the casket includes the ogee

True

The ogee is part of the shell of the casket

BAR

The part of a handle of a casket the pallbearer grasps to lift the casket is called a bar

True

The standard adult metal casket is 6 feet 6 inches in length and 23 inches wide

False

The standard adult wood casket is 6'6"

Average

The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of units

False

The thickness of copper for caskets is computed by the number of ounces per square inch

False

The top panel of a casket is always full oval

Inventory

The total amount of goods a business has, including goods in the backroom and on the sales floor.

False

The unseen qualities of a casket are of little importance

False

The weight of copper is referred to as gauge

False

Thickness of non-ferrous metals are expressed in ounces per square inch

False

To speak of urn casket means that it has square corners

True

Tufted is a design using 2 pieces of material with a padding in between

True

Velour is used as an interior material on caskets

True

Velvet is used for interiors on the most expensive caskets

Stainless steel

Which of these would be the most durable and long lasting ferrous casket

False

Wood wool is used on casket exteriors

What is wrought?

Wrought refers to the rolling of copper into sheets.

300 Series

Your casket supplier offers two types of stainless steel, namely 300 and 400 series. You want the better of the two. Which is better?

Stationary Bar and Corner

a handle that extends all the way around the casket

mahogany

a hardwood

Embossed

a material with a raised design

Redwood

a softwood

Moleskin

an exterior material

Semi-tailored

combines tailored with another design

Quartiles

divide data sets into fourths, or four equal parts

Birch

hardwood

6/3

length of standard adult wood casket is (fraction)

Crushed

made on a table containing metal corrugations and rods to form a design

Non-ferrous caskets are measured in

ounces per foot 32 oz. and 48 oz.

Lug

part of the handle that is attached to the body of the casket

Arm

portion of the handle attached to the casket

Tailored

presents a smooth, tightly stretched appearance

Cedar

softwood

Pine

softwood

Redwood

softwood

Range

the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution

1/20 inch thick

the metal used in the shell of a 20 gauge steel casket would be

Median

the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it

Mode

the most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution

Bail Bar

type of handle usually found on the ends of the casket

False

A double X casket is 2 inches wider than a standard casket

Shirred

A gathered design made on a sewing machine with 4 or 5 multiple needle heads

Shirred

A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with a multiple number of needles is called shirred

True

A gathered type of interior made on a sewing machine with 4 or 5 multiple needleheads and adjustable tension control is called a shirred interior

Swing Bar

A handle that is hinged

A stationary bar handle

A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a:

True

For ferrous metal, the higher the gauge the thinner the metal

True

For length, caskets increase in units of 3 inches

True

The gauge of a sheet of metal is equal to the number of sheets of that thickness which is required to measure one inch

6/6

The length of a standard adult metal casket is

Lug

The part of the handle which is attached to the casket

False

The shell of a casket is made up of the body, top and panel

True

The term embossed is used to describe a design impressed into cloth used in covering caskets

False

The thickness of ferrous metal caskets is expressed in ounces per square foot

False

The thickness of non-ferrous metal caskets is expressed in gauge

False

The throw is never used with the half couch casket

In measuring the thickness of a ferrous casket, the lower the number the _____ the casket metal

Thicker

False

When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of a casket without any gathering, it is said to be a shirred interior

Tailored

When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be tailored

Wrought Copper

Which of these types of copper is the most common used in casket construction today?

Velvet

an interior material