NBE Exam Prep Online Course Practice Questions - MOCK EXAM
A typical 6 year old whose parents have died may: 1 - Accept that death is final 2- Know that death can't be reversed 3- Fail to adequately mourn 4 - See Death as a person or character *
3 and 4
The agency responsible for production, administration and integrity of the national board examination is the:
International conference of funeral service examining boards
The religion of the United States is basically :
Judeo-Christian
With regard to dead bodies that state has a :
Limited duty to dispose in criminal cases
What is the primary function of word processing software :
Listing,Calculating, and storing.
The wishes of a decedent as to how his body should be disposed of
Must be followed by the executor
The 8 stages of development described by Erik Erikson apply to :
all ages, birth through old age
An unfinished wood box or other non mental receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining is a(n):*
alternate container
A nuncupative will is :
an oral will
The next of kin who delivers the personal effects of the deceased to the funeral director, is properly termed a :
bailor
The part of the casket handle which the pallbearer grasp is the :
bar
A method of price quotation in which one price includes both service and casket is ______ pricing
bi-unit (not sure on this)
To keep down the cost of funerals in the middle ages, people often formed :
burial clubs
A monument erected to the memory of the deceased with the body not present is called a :
cenotaph
Which of the following are charged with symbolic content, similar to rituals
ceremonies
Dr. Thomas Holmes is credited with the 19th century development of:
chemical embalming
What is the picture that is saved to a diskette and can be pasted to a document :
clipart
An electronic device that can accept data, perform instructions on the data, and deliver the results of the processed data is called a :
computer
Which of the following terms describes a sale in which the buyer ( so long as the buyer is not in default) has a right to possession before payment in full is made?
conditional sale
In addition to the next of kin,the other person who can authorize a post mortem examination is the :
coroner/medical examiner
An association of individuals united for some common purpose, and permitted by law to use a common name, and to change its members without dissolution is a(n):
corporation
The current ratio is computed by
current assets/current liabilities
The death of a shareholder of a corporation:
dissolves the ownership of the stock
A family in which the governance of power is shared by both man and woman is referred to as :
egalitarian
Emotional support can best be given to the bereaved by :
empathyzing
SImilar to the full couch perfection cut, this casket contains no inner foot panel, however, a blanket is used to cover the lower portion of the deceased:
eternity bed
Another purpose of the funeral rite is to help the bereaved :
express their grief
For children between the ages of 5 and 9 years, death may seem:
final, but probably not happening to them
The application for the veteran burial allowance is :
form 21-530
Services which may be used to care for and prepare deceased human remains for disposition, and arrange, supervise and/or conduct the ceremony for final disposition is the definition of
funeral provider
Healthy methods for a teenager dealing with death do not include :
giving away prized possessions
Of the following, which stone would be the most durable for a cemetery monument :
granite
The difference between net sales and cost of goods sold is :
gross margin
Blame we direct upon ourselves is the definition of :
guilt
What first function does the funeral serve for a nuclear family who has lost a family in death?
helps re-establish lost security and stability
If a decedent specifies in his will that he should be buried by a specific funeral director :
his wishes must be followed
If wholesale cost of the casket increases, how would that affect the CVI ?
increases
Money paid for the use of money is called :
interest
All of the following are part of the normal grief response except :
job enthuiasm
The record or book in which the first formal double entry record of a transaction is made is a(n):
journal
At the conclusion of a Greek orthodox funeral service, the congregation would pass by the casket and
kiss the icon
The legal obligation of a business to pay a debt is called a(n) :
liability
What fraternal order is associated with the youth of a white lambskin apron :
masonic
An above ground structure containing crypts for casketed remains is a :
mausoleum
An agency created by express authorization:
may be oral or written
Broad statement about what an organization wants to achieve are known as :
mission statement
Which of the following describes the entryway of the church proper
narthex
The gross amount of revenue from sales less the price of goods returned in any reductions in price describes
net income
A social custom which may be broken without serious consequences, are known as :
norms
Social behavior which may be broken without serious consequences are known as :
norms
A family whose membership consists of a father and a mother and their children is :
nuclear
As a manager, ensuring that all staff members of the funeral home are fully committed to excellence in satisfying the needs of every family is an example of:
organizational management (not sure how)
Prior to cremation, consent for removing this item must be obtained:
pacemaker
A joint family is always :
patriarchal
The amount of revenue from the sale of funeral services would be shown on the :
profit and loss statement
The FTC Funeral Rule requires that the General Price List contain all of the following EXCEPT the :
reason for embalming
Blame perceived to be directed at the self from others best defines
shame
As directed by a rabbinical authority the right of washing the orthodox Jewish body is performed by the :
shomer
An estate in which assets exceed the liabilities is referred to as being
solvent
The secondary right to control final disposition of a deceased person rest with :
state
The person who executes his own will is called the :
testator
Embalming came into widespread practice within the United States as a result of :
the civil war
The primary purpose of the funeral rite is to meet the needs of :
the deceased
One of the best indicators that a child will have a healthy response to the death of a loved one is if:
there have been previous discussions of death and loss relative to non-threatening kinds of losses
A cremation can take place within 24 hours of a death under certain conditions
true
It is permissible for the operator to remove jewelry or items of value prior to the cremation if the request is over the phone by the funeral home
true
A word processor would most likely be used to do which of the following :
type a biography
To decide if property should be classified as lost or abandoned , we must try to determine
whether or not the property is a trait fixture or not
A funeral home shows the following balances : sales = $1,000,000; sales discount=$100,000; cost of goods sold= $600,000; The gross profit percentage is :
33%
Compute the consumer value index (CVI) assuming the following: Retail Price of Casket $4000 Funeral Home Service Charge $3000 Wholesale Cost of the Casket $1600
0.86
Requirements for a valid offer must : 1 Include a specific time duration 2 Include an acceptance 3 Be definite 4 Be seriously intended
1,3, and 4
Supplemental security Income ( SSI) Title 19, manadates what percent of trust fund interest must be irrevocable:
100
How many caskets should be shown in a casket selection room
12-30
Which would be the proper order for these participants in a military funeral ? 1 Chaplain 2 Escort 3 Color Guard 4 Band
4,2,3,1
A funeral home has $90,000 of accounts receivable. $50,000 of that is current, $10,000 is in the 30-60 day column, and $20,000 is in the 60-90 day column, and $10,000 is over 90 days. What percent of the accounts receivable is past due ?
44%
The relationship of agency may be created by :
Appointment Ratification Estoppel All of the above****
A significant difference between adult and childhood grief is that children often experience the loss :
As a threat to their basic safety
Partners have certain powers that result from :
Agreement Actions of partnership Implying the powers customary for that kind of business in the community All of the above****
In the decreasing graduated recovery method of pricing , which of the following is true,as the casket price increases the
Both mark up and CVI increase
If there is no will, the property and holdings of a deceased person will be distributed according to law, and an administrator/personal representative will be appointed by the :
Court
An outstanding check is a :
Deposit not recorded by bank
Psychology can be used to
Educate children more effectively Design a good workplace Help people understand why they do what they do All of Above****
A testator to meet the standard of capacity for making a will must
Have the mental capacity to know the natural object of his bounty Understand the nature of his property Understand the extent of his property All of these****
Worden worked at great length to develop, categorize, and describe key requirements, necessary for healthy grief work. A couple experiences a stillbirth and the hospital staff encourages the parents to name, dress, and hold the baby to say goodbyes. Which one of the Worden's tasks would this most help the couple with when working through their grief ? I - To accept the reality of the loss II- To experience the pain of grief III- To adjust to an environment in which the deceased is missing IV- To withdraw emotional energy and reinvest it in another relationship.
I
A funeral home wishes to use the Fixed Dollar Amount Method when determining the amount of profit that it wishes to generate on each casket sale. Which of the following would be TRUE when utilizing the pricing strategy : I - When utilizing this strategy, the funeral home will receive its target profit. regardless of which units are sold. II- If the funeral home determines that it must achieve $1200 profit on each casket sale, a casket wholesaling for $521 will retail for $1721 III- When utilizing this strategy, the funeral home will multiply the casket cost by a constant factor. IV- As evidenced by CVI, the value progression in this strategy is very apparent as one moves from the entry-level towards the high-end merchandise such that purchasers of high-end caskets receive tremendous value of their dollar.
I,II,IV
English translation for the first Greek letters of the word Jesus are :
IHS
The following are common terms used when discussing retail prices. Which of the following describes a concept whereby the value of each consumer dollar that is spent to purchase a specific product is measured : I - Gross Casket Margin II- Value Progression III- Merchandise Value Ratio IV-Consumer Value Index.
II
If a funeral home is unknown to a supplier, or if the funeral home has a track record of bad credit/poor payment history, it is reasonable to presume that the supplier may be inclined to sell to that firm only on a C.O.D. ( cash on delivery) or a C.B.D. ( cash-before-delivery) basis. A firm that has established credit with a supplier, however, can usually benefit from a number of payment options that could include : I - Cash discounts II-Bill of lading discounts III- Quantity discounts IV- Consignment arrangements.
II,II,IV
A synonym for vestibule is :
Narthex
Under what conditions can a veterans burial benefit be paid directly to the funeral home ?
None**** If a funeral home can demonstrate that a veterans bill is unpaid For the funeral of a persons who died on active duty. When the veterans body will be buried in a private cemetery
The first secular funeral director in the western world was :
Praeco
When trying to assess the psychological needs of the bereaved, which of the following are areas of focus ?
Pre-existing relationship of bereaved and deceased
Traditionally, the name given to a symbolic cloth covering placed over the casket is called :
a pail
One example of intangible personal property is :
a stock certificate
An option to a traditional casket display room would be :
a vertical computer program
Criminal law is concerned with :
a wrong against the public as a whole
A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those involved is known as :
adaptive
Mutilation of a dead body include(s):
Unauthorized embalming Unauthorized Autopsy Unauthorized removal of mustache or beard all of these****
A service commemorating the deceased with the body present :
a funeral ceremony
Traditionally , the name given to a symbolic cloth covering placed over the casket is :
a pail
