FNS 110 Final Exam
Which of the following was a great event in the history of embalming that occurred in 1618?
Discovery of blood circulation
Osiris
Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead
Crepe
Funeral fabric
Horus
God of the sky
Hades
God of the underworld
Which ancient people were credited with the introduction of cremation?
Greeks
Burial by sundown on the date of death was required by whom?
Hebrews
Father of History
Herodotus
Canopic jars, or burial vases, used for brain tissue and other vital organs during embalming, represented the four children of...
Horus
Who was the first individual to receive an American patent for metallic coffins, in 1836?
James A. Gray
Who started one of the first coffin shop/warehouses in New York?
John L. Dillon
Torchbearers
Lead and set the pace for the funeral procession in Ancient Roman times.
The "Sin-eater" was associated with the ______.
Middle Ages
Obol
Monetary unit that comprised a day's wages (12 of them) and were placed in the mouths of the deceased.
Great Plaque of London
Occurred in 1665
Sexton
One who is in charge of the cemetery; the caretaker of a church.
Burial practices of which group helped to shape the role of the "modern funeral director"?
Romans
Which group throughout history has practiced both burial and cremation at some point as an accepted means of disposition?
Romans
Which people were most influenced by the coffins of the ancient Egyptians?
Romans
Who usually held funeral processions during the night?
Romans
Why did ancient Egyptians embalm their dead?
Sanitation
Who marked the length of the incision when embalming in ancient Egypt?
Scribe
designer
Set the order of the funeral procession in Ancient Roman times.
Head Undertaker
Set the standard for what we call funeral directors today.
Former U.S. President Grant was placed in which of the following?
Style "E" State Casket
For the ancient Egyptians, what was the center, or focus, of the universe?
Sun
Amun-Ra
Sun god of Egypt
The Jewish term used to represent the flesh was ________.
The Basar
What was the most important element of ancient Egyptian death beliefs?
The Ka
Kiss of Peace
The final kiss sometimes given to the corpse immediately after death, sometimes before closing of the casket
The Fisk metallic coffin was air-tight. (True/False)
True
Valhalla
Viking heaven
wake
a ceremony to view or watch over the deceased person before the funeral
Ogee design
a design introduced to square sided caskets in order to reduce the excess space and weight, particularly of metal caskets; characterized by an "S" shaped curvature; an "S" shaped molding that is a component part of the casket cap
Sarcophagus
a large stone coffin
effigy
a representation of a person
Praceo
aka crier, a special funeral functionary in ancient Rome who summoned participants to a public funeral.
Charon
ferryman at the river Styx
Cortege
funeral procession
Anubis
guide of dead and patron of embalming
Elysian Fields
in Greek mythology, the Greek version of heaven.
Criers
people who would run through the town and shout announcements
Cooling board
portable table on which the body was placed while the corpse cooler was in use; later became the embalming table when embalming was done in the home of the deceased.
also-rans
receptacles that were patented in the early 19th century but which gained no popular appeal were referred to as
Styx
river in the underworld
Ancient Greeks typically processed to the tomb after how many days of lying in state?
1
M.H. Crane and J.R. Barnes acquired manufacturing rights from Fisk in _______.
1853
Cerebus
3 headed dog that guards the underworld
Sin Eater
A sin-eater is a person who consumes a ritual meal in order to spiritually take on the sins of a deceased person.
Circle of Necessity
Ancient Egyptian belief that the soul had to take a 3,000 year journey and return to the body.
Door badge colors
Black=For the old White=For the young Black with white=For young adults
The largest factor in modern American funeral practice stems from what tradition?
Christian
Which of the following had the first patent for "life preserving" coffins?
Christian Eisenbrandt
Who were the first to dress their dead in white?
Christians
