funeral directing subtests

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Title 19 mandates what percent of trust fund interest must be irrevocable?

100

The time limit for filing for the Social Security Lump sum Death Benefir payment is

2 years from date of death

The time limit for filing for the VA "Application for Burial Benefits" is a

2 years from the date or cremation or burial

When a flag is used to drape a half-couch casket, it should be placed in how many layers to cover the closed half of the casket?

3 layers

charge for burial in national cemetery

NO CHARGE

If there is no next of kin to receive a veteran's flag, who is the next in line as a qualified recipient?

a close friend of the deceased

law states every person has a right to

a decent burial

Price lists which may be prepared for use in certain limited situations such as children/infants, for government agencies to provide for indigent persons

alternative price lists

An acceptable source of employee procedures in a funeral home is called:

an up to date employee handbook

A printed form the funeral home uses specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral and financial arrangements

arrangement form

good funeral service begins

at the initial notification of death

When a child has experienced the death of a family member, it is best for close family members to bring the child to the funeral home for the first time:

before scheduled visitation hours

The document tht can be procured when the completed death certifcate is filed is the

burial transit permit

Before the civil war, the early american undertaker's primary occupations were usually,

carpenters and livery men

The religious affiliation of a deceased plays a role in:

casket selected and location funeral service

A monument which is erected to the memory of the dead, but containing no remains is

cenotaph

in a military funeral who leads the casket to the grave

chaplain

Any person, partnership, or corporation that performs cremation and sells funeral goods:

crematory

The document required by the Veteran's Administration to obtain burial benefits is:

dd-214

A speech about the character of the deceased person at a funeral service is known as:

eulogy

Ninety-eight percent of the notifications of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of

telephone

Funeral providers must give consumers who call accurate information from the price lists and answer questions about offerings and prices with readily available information

telephone price disclosures

The only fee permitted by the federal trade commission to be nondeclinable at the outset of the funeral transaction is the charge for:

Basic services of the funeral director and staff or overhead

The deceadent's social security number is required to be entered on:

death certficate

Date that the specific price list was put into use:

effective date

A mournful poem, or song lamentation for the dead is called:

elegy

When placing floral arrangements next to the casket, how should they be placed?

family flowers closest to the casket

Of the following, who has the preference to recieve the burial flag for a deceased veteran? a. Grandfather b. Father c. Mother d. Brother

father

At the funeral of a veteran, who has the highest priority to receive the flag?

fred, son age 38

Which of the following is not required by the Federal Trade Commission? Funeral Arrangement form

funeral arrangement form

Which of the followng terms refers to the completing of the service and financial details of a funeral?

funeral arrangements

A service commemoration of the deceased with the body present

funeral ceremony

The one who directs the details of the funeral service in accordance with the wishes of the deceased's family is called the:

funeral director

Any person, partnership, or corporation that sells or offers to sell funeral goods and funeral services to the public:

funeral provider

Ceremony commemorating the deceased at place of final disposition

graveside service

A disposition of human remains by burial, without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body present, except for a graveside service:

immediate burial

The proper term for the placing of cremated remains into a final container is:

inturnment

Looking at one's own experiences of grief helps the counselor to be aware of personal:

limitations in helping others to grieve

Which of the following has no time limit for filing the appropriate Veteran's Administration application for benefits?

marker

A cemetery created and maintained under an Acto of Congress is called

national cemetery

When transporting a casket 2,000 miles away, the funeral director should:

needs to make arrangements with the common carrier

During a disaster, D-MORT personel are not only faced with the trauma of recovering remains, but also have an obligation to aid which of the following:

next of kin

purpose of a pall

reps equality

example of humanist service

service with no religious connotation

Which of the following is the most appropriate for a funeral director to do before leaving the next of kin after making the removal?

set a time for the arrangement conference

The Social Security lump sum death benefit would be paid to which of the following individuals?

spouse of the deceased

Social security administration-application for lump sum death benefit is called:

ssa-8

The united states flag that accompanies the body of a deceased military person should be presented to the:

surviving spouse or next of kin

Information on a death certificate should be discussed only with:

the nearest of kin

The cause of death on the death certificate that would indicate heart failure would be:

ventricular fibrillation

A veteran's grave marker can be obtained by making application to the

veterans administration

standard government headstone is property of

veterans affairs

a scheduled time when the deceased is presented for viewing in a casket so that the family and friends may come together is known as:

visitation

The director arrives at a liturgical church for a service in which the processional and recessional includes clergy, casket bearers, casket, and family. If the aisle is only wide enough to accommodate the casket, the casket bearers to do what:

walk in front of the casket and behind the clergy

If a consumer does not want to accept, or look at the GPL then:

you don't have to do anything else

Of the following, who could not be buried in a national cemetery? a. any active duty offecer/member of the armed forces -parents of any member of the armed forces c. spouse or widow of a member of the armed forces d. minor chidren of any member of the armed forces

parents of any member of armed forces

While making arrangements for a deceased who was practicing Orthodox Judaism, the practitioner realizes the family has no knowledge of rights and customs. The family should be informed that:

there must be a ritual washing of the body

Put these participants in their proper order when leading a military funeral: 1. color gaurd, 2. chaplain, 3. band, 4. escort

-band -escort -color guard -chaplain

In most cases, designated reserve seating will be for which of the following?

-family members -honorary casket bearers and other groups

The FTC funeral rule requires that the outer burial container price list contain the:

-name of funeral home -EFFECTIVE DATE of price list

An unsolicited gift to a clergyman is called:

honorarium

A record listing the merchandise on hand at any given point in time is call a(n):

inventory