National Board Review: Mortuary Law Practice Test 1&2

The ethical funeral director should not:

advise each family what casket they should select

Which of the following is not considered ethical in regard to the deceased body:

allowing a personal friend to watch the embalming procedure

When a funeral director makes funeral arrangements with a family, he should:

be factual and knowledgeable

Synonymous with the term Legacy:

bequest

Law based by example

case law

Law based on custom

common law

When the physical possession of a dead body lies with a funeral director but a certain other funeral director has control of the ultimate disposition, the second mentioned funeral director has which type of custody:

constructive

In regard to an ethical funeral director's relationship with his competitors, which of the following is considered a proper goal:

cooperation

The disinterment of a dead body is accomplished by court order through the:

coroner or presiding judge

Which of the following is not a final disposition:

cremation

In regards to competitive relationships, which of the following is not a good ethical practice:

defamation of competitor

When making pre-need arrangements, a good ethical practice is to:

explain all options thoroughly to the family

Which of the following is not a good example of ethical employer-employee relationships:

favoritism

When with a family during an arrangement conference, it is good ethical practice to:

give a copy of everything signed to the family

A will written entirely by hand:

holographic will

One who owns or controls real estate where a death occurs:

householder

The estate which passes from the decedent to the person/persons named in a will:

inheritance

The condition of an estate of a deceased person which is unable to pay the debts of the decedent and/or the estate is referred to as being:

insolvent estate

When a person dies without a will, he is said to die:

intestate

A crime involving a willful wrongdoing, usually felony:

moral turpitude

Altering of an object or a dead human body from its original condition:

mutilation

Which of the following is not required to be listed on the General Price List:

name of the funeral home owner

Which of the following is not good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased:

necromania

A landowner's use of property which interferes with the public or another landowner's use of his property:

nuisance

A mortuary is a:

nuisance in fact

An act, occupation or structure which may become a problem by circumstances of the location or manner in which it is operated:

nuisance in fact

Which of the following is an allied professional or service that the ethical funeral director is professionally concerned with:

organ donation

The funeral director is required to disclose prices over the telephone in which of the following instances:

person requesting specific service information

With personal effects of a deceased in his custody, the ethical funeral director should not:

place them in a bag and leave them in the preparation room

A court having jurisdiction over estates:

probate

Which of the following would be a part of a funeral director's personal ethics:

professionalism

Under which theory was the body exclusively within the control of the church:

property

In regard to employer-employee relationships, the ethical funeral director should:

provide thorough training

A man who makes a valid will:

testator

A woman who makes a valid will:

testatrix

Which of the following would be an ethical obligation to your professional association:

to share time and talents

A work week consists of seven consecutive days beginning on any day and time and consists of how many consecutive hours:

168

When the duty of care that a motorist owes other motorists and pedestrians is breached and results in injury or damage to V1 another, what has been committed:

tort

Which of the following records does an employer not have to keep:

total mealtime taken

A person who holds a position of trust to a beneficiary:

trustee

In his ethical obligations to various professional associations, the funeral director should:

urge professional solidarity

Unauthorized embalming may be viewed by the courts as which type of violation:

violations of the rights of the deceased and family, mutilation, or negligence

The registration of data pertaining to births, deaths, etc.:

vital statistics

Which of the following acts was enacted to protect groups from substandard wages and excessive working hours:

Fair Labor Standards Act

A concentration of 100 ppm during an 30 minute exposure

Immediately Dangerous to Life

Which of the following acts is a federal statute which governs express and implied warranties:

Magnuson-Moss Act

Which of the following people would have the right to authorize cremation for Mary:

Mary's children

The law which was enacted to protect employees from workplace hazards which could result in injuries or illnesses was the:

OSHA

A concentration of 2ppm in 15 minutes

Short-Term Exposure Limit

A law permitting a person to give all or a part of her body to take effect upon her death:

Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

Which of the following does not meet the criteria of a dead body:

deprived of brain waves

Exhumation is synonymous with the term:

disinterment

An employee required to remain on the employer's premise and is not free to leave and attend to personal affairs is considered to be which of the following:

engaged to wait

Which of the following is an ethical consideration in regard to the care of the deceased body:

entrusted care by the family

A personal representative of the deceased appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called:

executor

Which of the following is not included on the MSDS:

expiration date

"I promise to pay" would appear on what type of contract:

express

A person appointed by the court to oversee the deceased estate is called:

administrator

Law of the sea

admiralty law

Which of the following is a good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased:

cleanliness in the prep room

An addition or modification of a will is known as a:

codicil

Customs which have come to be recognized by the courts as law describes:

common law

Maintaining discreet relationships would fulfill what ethical practice:

confidentiality responsibilty

Credit offered or extended to a person for primarily personal, family, or household purposes is:

consumer credit

A concentration of .75 ppm during an 8 hour day

Time Weighted Average

Which of the following denotes good professional ethics in community relationships:

speaking to a local church group

Which of the following has the paramount right to arrange for disposition:

spouse

Stand by the decision

stare decisis

A particular law enacted by a legislative body:

statute

Which of the following is the best way to dispose of unclaimed cremated remains:

store the remains, indefinitely if necessary

One having the primary right to control final disposition of a deceased is:

surviving spouse

A person who dies leaving a valid will is called a:

testator

Ethics is probably best defined:

the discipline dealing with moral duty and obligation

An example

precedent

A will in which a soldier in the field or sailor at sea may dispose of personal property only:

soldiers and sailors

A breach of the duty of care one individual has toward others is called:

tort

A funeral director has no liability for which drivers in the funeral procession:

volunteer

An instrument executed with required formality by a person making disposition of his property to take effect upon his death:

will

A law passed by a city which regulates the kind of building, residence, or business that can be built in different parts of the city:

zoning ordinance

A funeral director is a creditor if he extends credit how many times a year:

25

A system or code of morals of a particular philosopher, religion, group, or profession is called:

Code of Ethics

Which of the following is not an allied profession or service to the funeral industry:

Yellow Pages advertising

A proportional reduction of a legacy under a will when the funds out of which such legacy are payable are not sufficient to pay it in full:

abatement

A concentration of or Health 0.5 ppm calculated during an 8 hour day

action level

Which of the following is not a purpose of the Funeral Rule:

additional paperwork for the funeral director

The extinction or withdrawal of a legacy by an act equivalent to revocation:

ademption

Current OSHA standards require that all embalming room areas have which of the following:

eye wash stations, eye protectors, and protective clothing and gloves

One who inherits, or is entitled to receive, property by the laws of intestacy from the estate of a deceased person:

heir

Which of the following should not be discussed in the funeral arrangements conference:

how many people died the night before

Referring to blood relationship:

kin

A claim or charge against property for payment of some debt:

lien

Automotive equipment made available for hire:

livery

It may be prejudicial to public morals, dangerous to life, or injurious to public rights:

nuisance per se

An oral will dictated by an ill testator which is later written out:

nuncupative

In regard to professional boards, the ethical funeral director should not:

only abide by the rules that he agrees with

Which of the following is an ethical obligation that a funeral director owes to his professional association:

participate in continuing education

The method of dividing an estate by a class or group:

per stirpes

Which type of contract is a contract set up prior to the death of an individual for the purpose of taking care of his funeral arrangements and paying for his funeral expenses:

preneed

The filing and proving of the will following death is called:

probate

In maintaining a high standard of conduct with a competitor, the funeral director would be wise to:

respect the bereaved family's choice of a funeral home