Marketing test 1

The length of a standard adult metal casket is

6 feet 6 inches

Average adult wood casket inside measurement

75 x 22in

Average adult metal casket inside measurement

78 x 23 in

This is the standard gauge for metal vaults (but variances do occur)

8 gauge

Outside dimensions of average adult casket

84 X 29 in

A casket having ends in the shape of a half circle.

Elliptic

Wood that has been shredded into spaghetti like strings or thin shavings is:

Excelsior

In the mid-1800s, this burial container was known for starting the metal casket industry:

Fest coffin

A material primarily used as a backing material in the construction of caskets is

Fiberboard

Padding materials include the following, except

Fiberboard

The maximum length of infant/child caskets is

Five ft

That portion of the casket interior covering the hinges that attach the cap to the casket body:

Gimp

These red and white wood caskets comprise approximately 1/3rd of all hardwood caskets in the US:

Oak

Originally, vaults were designed to provide:

Protection from thefts

The standard measurement for non-ferrous metals is referred to as

The Brown and Sharpe Gauge.

A threaded screw type fastener used on a hinged cap-style casket.

Threaded fasteners

Bronze is a metal can alloy consisting of 90% copper with this/these other metals added:

Tin/zinc

Outer enclosure utilized for the protection of casketed remains during transportation

Transfer Containers

Caskets that are oversize or larger than the average casket increase in width by

Two inches

Coffins are anthropoidal in shape, meaning they are:

Widest at the shoulders, narrowest at the feet

A gasket-sealed container which can be used as an insert into a casket or a separate shipping container

Ziegler case

This substance in steel makes casket manufacturing possible because it is malleable

Zinc

Corrugated fiberboard is a material used in casket shell construction that is classified as

a wood by-product

A transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket.

air tray

The component part of the throw that hangs down into the body of the casket is the:

apron

An alloy of copper, tin, and sometimes zinc is

bronze

The part of the casket interior which folds out over the top body molding for aesthetic purposes is the:

extendover

Airtight; impervious to external influence; completely sealed by fusion or soldering

hermetically sealed

The wedge shaped portion of the cap of a casket at each end of the crown is the

pie

An exterior casket finish created when the base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process is

plated

Which of the following is not a hardwood used in casket construction:

redwood

Another name for the ogee of the casket shell is:

rim

Curved corner formed by the addition of a rounded corner piece that has been stamped or milled during the manufacturing process. The corner is welded into position

round

A fabric woven to create a smooth, lustrous face and dull back; made from silk, nylon, or rayon:

satin

The component parts that compose the cap (lid) and body of the casket

shell

Often caskets with round and urn corner styles are manufactured using:

16 gauge steel

Which gauged casket will last the longest

16 gauge steel

Average adult wood casket height

16-22in

Average adult metal casket height measurement

16-24in

Which gauge casket would last longer

16 gauge

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

1/20 inch thick

Caskets that are oversize or larger than the average casket increase in length by:

3 inches

18% chromium and 8% nickel

300 series

Referred to as austenitic stainless steel:

300 series

12% chromium with no notable percentage of nickel

400 series

Referred to as martensitic stainless steel:

400 series

A non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, designed for the encasement of human remains, which is made of cardboard, pressed wood, composition material, or pouches of canvas or other material

Alternative container

Component parts of handles include the following, except

Apron

A thin covering or layer over a thick base material:

Artificial veneer

This type of coating is used on the inside of vaults on order to plug up pores in concrete and prevents moisture from seeping through

Asphalt

The 300 series stainless steel may be found in the following except

Automotive muffler

Locking methods for a gasketed casket include the following, except

Back locks

The part of a handle of a casket that the casket bearers grasp to lift the casket is called the

Bar

A durable wood often seen in kitchen cabinetry

Birch

A ferrous metal would include the following, except

Bronze

For sealing the cap and body of some infant caskets, this is used:

Butyl tape

Other than family members, the 27th century coffin was usually made by:

Cabinet makers

Steel is a metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and:

Carbon

Steel is a metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and:.

Carbon

Epoxy and other elements are used. For sealing the cap and body on some infant caskets, butyl tape is used.

Chemical compounds

A white, closed grain wood that is often stained a red hue

Cherry

Any product consisting of a unit or series of units which are designed or intended to be used together as both a casket and as a permanent burial receptacle

Combination unit

Which statement regarding hermetically sealed caskets is false

Completely sealed by epoxy.

Also known as pressed board, particle board, or flake board:

Composition Board

Also known as pressboard, particleboard, or flakeboard

Composition board

Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue

Composition board

Sometimes caskets made of this material are marketed as alternative containers or caskets for direct disposition:

Corrugated Fiberboard.

What is the minimum finish in which the casket surface is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries

Crinkled finish

This type of casket is made of natural material such as bamboo, willow, seagrass, cardboard, and bamboo. They are handcrafted by skilled artisans and feature all natural interiors and are always 100% biodegradable and non-toxic

Eco-friendly caskets

A sprayed finish that has the appearance of small inventions in the metal:

Hammertone

An airtight seal; impervious to external influence; completely sealed by fusion or soldering

Hermetically sealed

Types of finishes for a polymer include the following, except:

Lacquered

A simple latch secures the cap to the body after closure

Latch closure

The part of the handle attached to the body of the casket is the:

Lug

This expensive premier hardwood is imported from Central America and Africa

Mahogany

This wood is found in furniture and bowling alley lanes

Maple

Handle types include thefollowing except

Moveable bar

One can be assured of the highest quality of stainless steel is to do the magnet test. If there is no magnetic attraction, one could be assured the stainless steel is at the highest quality and has this metal added to its composition

Nickel

Stainless steel is a metal alloy of steel, chromium, and sometimes this metal

Nickel

The 400 series of stainless steel (sometimes referred to as 409 stainless steel) is absent of this metal sometimes used in making stainless steel

Nickel

A casket having eight angles and therefore has eight sides or surfaces on the side of the body panel

Octagon

The forerunner of todays casket was the coffin, typically a wooden container in the shape of a:

Octagon

The first "drying process" for lumber to avoid warping and splitting typically lasts:

One to six months

Components of a gasket closure method include the following, except

Panels

The species of wood is abundant in the United States. It is light colored and noted for its twig-knots which provides an attractive feature in caskets

Pine

This light colored softwood is noted for its twig knots

Pine

Which of the following is not considered a hardwood

Pine

This type of casket is often limited to lower end caskets that provide an inexpensive alternative to consumers:

Plastic

Thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will also run the same direction

Plywood

Common species of the genus of water cottonwood, willow, and salix:

Poplar

Common species of this genus of wood include cottonwood, tulip tree, willow, and salix

Poplar

In galvanizing steel, this term is used in the process of applying and embedding zinc powder at 300°C:

Sheradizing

A style of casket interior in which the material is drawn or gathered in parallel fashion in a particular sewing process

Shirred interior

An example of a padding material in casket construction

Shredded paper

The sides and ends are joined at a 90 degree angle.

Square

Sheets of metal that are pressed by hydraulic pump in designed forms. The component parts are welded together

Stamped

A non-moveable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a(n)

Stationary handle

With interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket, it is said to be

Tailored

This wood casket exterior has no stain, but may be covered with protective varnish

Untainted

A non-moveable handle consisting of lug only is:

bail handle

The rim is part of the casket:

cap

Which of the following types of cloth covered exterior has raised designs above the surface of the material:

embossed

The process of coating ferrous metals with zinc is

galvanizing

The process of coating ferrous metals with zinc is:

galvanizing

The number of sheets of ferrous metal necessary to equal approximately one inch of thickness is the

gauge

The thickness of a ferrous metal casket is measured in:

gauge

All ferrous metals used in casket construction contain:

iron