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A gift of personal property made in a will.

A pleasant term substituted for a more direct, less pleasant term.

Euphemism

Upon completing pre-arrangements, the funeral director deposits the funds in a local bank. The bank is known as the

Fiducary

Flammable liquids are divided into categories based on their:

Flashpoint and boiling point

A vertical passage for conduction products of combustion to the atmosphere:

Flue Chimney Stack

When a person dies without a will, Probate will appoint a person to settle the final affairs of the estate. The person receives

Letters of Administration

A title meaning "My Lord" in the Roman Catholic faith.

Monosigner

A force that interferes with the process of communication

Noise

Fear of tombstones:

Placophobia

Any air, controlled with respect to quantity and location, forced or induced, supplied through or adjacent to the fuel bed in a crematory retort:

Primary air

Social Security application for lump sum death benefit (claimant's form):

S.S.A. 8

Greeting people with a pleasant smile, eye contact, and a firm handshake are examples of

Soft Skills

Dictates what one must NOT do:

Taboos

A form of credit that is extended by one business to another business to help finance distribution of producer's goods:

Trade credit

_____________ can produced thick, white smoke that is difficult to control.

Zinc

One who receives possession of another's property for sale on comission is

a factor

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

a wood by-product

When a buyer takes actual possession of goods which have been offered for sale, this action is called

an acceptance

A lein or mortgage against real property is

an encumbrance

means whereby one party conveys his rights in a contract to another who is not a party to the original contract is called

assignment

A receiver focusing on the speaker's voice, screening out all other stimuli is an examples of:

attending

A document of title which sets forth the contract between the shipper and carrier is the

bill of lading

Strict departmental standards with little or no variation is typical of

bureaucratization

A joint/extended family is usually

conservative

Laws that violates a person's rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are found in

constitutional law

A component part of the casket hardware is the

corner

Patterns identifiable in all cultures:

cultural universal

Two units regarded as a pair; for example, husband and wife:

dyad

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

embossed

The Orthodox Jewish funeral may be held:

funeral home

Historically, an inn for travelers, especially one kept by a religious order:

hospice

Vaults are

measured by inside dimensions

All physical items that are not real property are classified as

personal property

Which of the following self concept factors would NOT affect the ability of the funeral director to effectively communicate with his clientele?

persuasion

The base molding is part of the casket

shell

Parol evidence is

spoken words

Sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss or the death of a close friend or relative:

sympathy

Which of the following is a mistake that does NOT render an agreement defective?

terms of the contract

If you as a funeral director are presenting casket materials to a family and you are holding one square foot of 32 oz. copper, how many pounds of copper are you holding?

2 lbs

The ideal number of caskets to display in a selection room is:

22

If the authorizing agent agrees to take possession of the cremated remains and does not take possession within _____________ days after cremation or on an agreed date, the crematory shall send written notice to the last known address and the authorizing agent to take possession of he remains.

30

A non-directive method of counseling that stresses the inherent worth of the client and the natural capacity for growth and health (recognizes that the person has the ability to answer all of there own questions):

All of these

Mr. Leibowitz dies at home. Death occurs at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning. When would it be appropriate for the funeral director to contact the Rabbi regarding the death?

At sundown, Saturday

"On behalf of the family, we would like to thank all of you for your love, support and attendance here today. We thank (Reverend, Father, Pastor, Bishop) for conducting the service and for his/her comforting remarks. We thank those of you that sent these beautiful floral arrangements for the family to enjoy. This concludes the funeral service for (Name). May God bless his/her memory. This could be an example of a ____________.

dismissal

Which of the following would NOT be an acceptable counseling principle applicable to funeral service?

do not assume the bereaved's first statements to be either true or correct

Obtaining cash before payments are received from customers by selling off one's accounts receivable to a third party:

factoring

These are in the design of the retort connecting the main incinerating chamber to the stack or chimney?

flue breech

A non-compulsive standard of behavior that is only socially enforced:

folkway

Detailed examples of adjustments, choices, or alternatives available to the client or counselee from which a course of action may be selected:

illustrating

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of grief?

income of the deceased

An example of lining material used in casket construction is

linen weave

Velvet is a type of casket

lining material

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

marker

The device used to identify the place of interment and whose is to commemorate a family or an individual and includes such terms as monument, marker, tombstone, tablet, shutter, headstone, footstone, or niche plate:

memorial

An adjustment process that involves grief or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the reorganization of the life of an individual following a loss or death of someone loved:

mourning

According to Kohlberg, the state of moral development in which the individual considers universal moral principles which supersede the authority of the group is called:

post-conventional stage

In the language of Cremation, Retort capacity refer to:

pounds per hour.

A relation of harmony, conformity , accord or affinity established in any human interaction is called

rapport

Words that gain their meaning through comparison:

relative terms

A Roman Catholic sacrament given to those seriously ill or in danger of dying, to prepare their souls for eternity is the:

sacrament of the sick "unction

An example of a padding material used in casket construction is

shredded paper

An intangible asset that is a distinct name, sign, or symbol that the federal government grants exclusive rights to use for a specified period of time:

trademark

A cost which is uniform per unit, but fluctuates in direct proportion to change in the related total activity or volume:

variable expenses

According to the Federal Trade Commission, may a funeral home list a separate fee on its GPL to conduct an identification prior to cremation?

yes

May a funeral home incorporate only a portion of its basic service fee in its charges for direct cremation, immediate burial, forwarding or remains and receiving of remains?

yes

To guide and/or supervise the activities of an organization

Both a & b are correct

During a baptism the priest anoints with consecrated oil the forehead, lips, and heart of the individual being baptized. The consecrated oil is known as

Chrism

A cost that for a given period of time and range of activity called the relevant range, does not change in total, but becomes progressively smaller on a per unit as volume increases:

Fixed expenses

Special words or expressions used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.

Jargon

Honorary title of a Roman Catholic Priest Father

Monsignor

Mrs. Thompson makes pre-arrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Joyovich Funeral Home is the

Trustee

Mrs. Thompson makes and funds prearrangements with Joyovich Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson is the

Trustor

Mrs. Thompson makes pre-arrangemtns with Joyovich Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson is the

Trustor

Which of the following apply to privacy concern cases?

Privacy concern cases include rape, blood borne disease, and mental illnesses, amongst others

The act or process of proving a will

Probate

The vessel, or cabinet in which the Blessed Sacrament is kept.

Pyrx

Mrs. Thompson passes away. She is a long-time member of the local Episcopal Church. You are unfamiliar with the specifics of the church, but you locate the Rector who informs you that Mrs. Thompson's family should be seated on the Epistle side of the church. Where does the Priest expect you to have the family seated?

Right side as the congregation looks at the altar

The principal government agency concerned with the financing, operation, and management of small businesses:

SBA

A statement or action designed or perceived to create anxiety in an individual's life:

Threat

A person who handles the affairs of a Trust account is a

Trustee