MCC Mortuary Science Funeral Directing Compend

Unit pricing method

A funeral pricing procedure which creates one total package price for both services and merchandise is referred to the?

a Ziegler case

A gasket sealed container used as either an insert into a casket or as a shipping case is, generally made of a galvanized steel (zinc coated) with flaring sides so that the containers may be stored by stacking inside one another?

Bi-Unit pricing

A pricing method that shows separately the price of the services to be rendered and price of the casket is?

Arrangement form

A printed form the funeral home uses specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral and financial arrangement is the?

Lot

An area set aside in a cemetary for several grace spaces, usually containing two, four, or six grave spaces is a?

Monsignor

An honorary title conferred upon Roman Catholic priests is

Protestant

Any Western Christian who is not adherent to the Roman Catholic faith is known as a?

Orthodox Jewish faith

Embalming is usually not practiced by the

Consult the clergy person in charge of the service

If the family requests that the casket be opened in the church during the actual funeral service, the funeral director should?

Yahrzeit

In the Jewish faith, the one year anniversary of the death is?

Directly after the funeral coach

In the funeral procession, the family car should be?

Father

Of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for the deceased veteran?

A casketbearer

One who carries the casket during the funeral service is?

Reader

One who is authorized to read lessons and scriptures in a Christian Science Church is the?

Rubrics

Stated direction in the Liturgical Protestant church regarding church practices and procedures are referred to as?

Grave site

The "Committal Service" is usually held at the?

Christian Science funeral rite

The "Practitioner" is the officiant of the?

Roman Catholic Church

The Christian Burial Permit is issued by the?

Hesped

The Jewish eulogy is known as the?

Shiva

The Jewish term for a seven day mourning period that begins on the day of burial is?

Entombment

The proper word which means placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is?

A Roman Catholic Funeral rite

The rosary service is usually held the night before?

2 years from the date of cremation, permanent burial, or declaration of death

The time limit for the V.A. application for burial benefits is?

Visitation

The time set aside for the paying respects to the deceased by friends and family. Generally held the afternoon and evening prior to the day of the funeral

2 years fromt the date of death

The timelimit for filing the Social Security Lump Sum Death Benefit payment is?

Mean Sale or Average

The total of all sales divided by the number of sales is known as the?

Cantor

A religious singer who assitsts a Rabbi is a ?

Yamaka, Kippah, or Yarmulke

What are the proper terms to use when referring to the cap warn by the men at temple by members of the Jewish religion?

Koran

What is the name often used to refer to the holy book of Islam?

Coroner

When a person dies at homes without medical attention and has not been seen by a Doctor in more than 30 days, an official inquiry into the cause of death is made by the?

Indirect presentation

Which of the following is being used when the funeral director does not remain in the selection room throughout the selection process?

Sales of burial clothing

Which of the following is considered a source of income for a funeral home?

Religious affiliation

Which of the following is information NOT needed to complete the Death Certificate?

Set a time for the arrangement conference

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

Sacred Heart

Which of the following may be utilized during the Roman Catholic funeral rite?

Mormon

Which of the following relgions does not permit the use of candles, cross, or crusifix in their funeral service?

Orthodox Jewish

Which of the following religions places restriction on the removal of their dead?

Crucifer

Which of the following would lead a liturgical Protestant funeral procession

Interment

The act of placing a dead human body in a grave is called?

Taharah

The ceremony of washing the deceased before burial by the Chevra Kaddisha is the

Sales contract

The document between the seller and the buyer stipulating the items furnished, the price or said items and the terms of payment is the?

Burial-Transit Permit

The document that can be produced when the completed death certificates is filed is the?

Narthex

The entry way into the church proper is the most properly referred to as the ______ in religious vernacular

IHS

The first letters for the Greek word for Jesus are?

Mary Baker Eddy

The founder of the Church of Christ, Sscientist was?

Educational Grouping

The grouping of caskets, usually 3, used to educate the selecting clientele family members about the various attributes of the caskets and price points is referred at the?

Bishop

The head of the ROman Catholic diocese is a

At the foot of the casket

When used, the Mogen David is placed

Chiropractor

Which of the following individuals cannot certify the cause of death of a death certificate?

Remains which are used for scientific or educational study

A burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except?

Door badge

A crepe badge or floral design placed on the door of a home where a death has occured is referred to as a?

A person who carries the crucifix in an ecclesiastical procession

A crucifer in the Roman Catholic church is

Casket rack

A device upon which caskets are placed one above the other for desplay is known as a?

Cardinal

A dignity conferred upon Roman Catholic bishops and or priests making them "Princes of the Church" is known as the station of?

Death Certificate

A legal document containing vital statistics, disposition and final medical information pertaining to the deceased is the

A Widower

A man who has lost his spouse by death is known as a?

Vault

A metal or concrete enclosure designed to protect the casket with an air and water tight seal is called?

Morgue

A place to which remains are removed pending identification by relatives is the

Fixed multiple pricing

A price determination method whereby the casket cost in multiplied by a constant factor describes

Itemeized Pricing

A pricing method by which each and every service function and item of merchandise is priced separately when making the funeral bill?

Iconostasis

A solid screen, covered with icons, at the front of the Eastern Orthodox church is the

Kirah

A symbol of grief that is a tear in the upper corner of the garment or a symbolic ribon worn by the survivors as in the Jewish faith is?

Air seal

An outer enclosure which entraps air via its dome-shaped construction uses which of the following closure methods?

Sanctuary

Architecturally in the liturgical Protestant chrch, the part of the church containing the altar is the?

Prelude

Music played before a funeral service is the?

Telephone

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

Parents of any member of the armed forces

Of the following, who could not be buried in a cational cemetary?

Sholoshim

The Jewish term for the 30 day mourning period is?

In the funeral home chapel

The Orthodox funeral is held

A cenotaph

The Washington Monument is an example of a? A monument erected to the memory of the dead without the dead human body present.

Pope

The head of the Roman Catholic chuch is the

Eastern Orthodox chrrch

The icon is associated with which curch?

Informant

The individual who supplies the statistical data concerning the deceased at the funeral arrangement conference is the?

Salaries

The larges expense for a funerl home is?

Urn

The latin term for an ornamental vase, especially one with an ornate, pedestal, often used as a receptacle for the cremated remains of a deceased human or animal?

Median

The middle sale when sales for a given period of time are arranged in order of their increasing value is the?

Practitioner or Reader

The officiant for the Christian Science funeral service is the

Crossbearer

The one who carries a cross in an ecclesiastical procession is the

A member of the family

The person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is which of the following?

Chancel

The place about the altar of a church that encloses the clergy and other officials is the ?

Selection Room

The portion of the funeral home which contains caskets and other funeral merchandise displayed for sale is most often referred to as the?

Committal service

The portion of the funeral service which is conducted at the place of disposition is the?

A kneeling bench or rail

The prie dieu in the Roman Catholic church signifies

Easter Orthodox

The priest leads the processional and recessional for which of the following funeral rites

Funeral Service Merchandising

The purchasing, pricing, display and sale of merchandise items specific to the funeral service is typically referred to as?

Nave

The seating or auditorium section of the church where the members of the congrgation are seated?

Direct presentation method

The selling method in which the funeral director is in the selection room whith the family throughout their selection process is the

200 cubic inches

The suggested volume of containers used for cremated bodies is?

Average sale

The sum of a group of sales figures divided by the number of units is known as the?

Levaya

The term for a funeral cortege?

Libera

The term meaning the ending portion of a Catholic funeral mass is?

Check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire

When jewelry is found on the deceased during a residential removal, you as the funeral director should do which of the following?

Prie dieu

When the remains have been prpared at the mortuary and later taken to a Presbyterian church for the funeral service, the funeral director normally provides all of the following except the?

Lowering the flag into the grave with the deceased veteran

Which of the following actions is improper, regarding the U.S. flag used in a military funeral service

A brief biographical sketch of a person's life

Which of the following best describes and obituary?

Tallith

Which of the following is a Jewish term for a tasseled shawl worn by men during prayer services?

Sectional Box

Which of the following is an example of a grave liner?

Officiant

Which of the following would lead the processional an recessional in a non liturgical Protestant funeral Service

Child of the deceased

Who receives the flag of a deceased veteran if there is no surviving spouse?

An Epitaph

A commemorative inscripition on a tomb or monument is?