FSAD 445- Funeral Directing GRADED

When driving in a funeral procession, the family car should be in what position after the funeral coach?

1st

Put the following Military Funeral Cortege in the proper order: 1-Caisson and Casket bearers 2-Band 3-Clergy 4-Family and Friends

2,3,1,4

The Trisagion is _______ short services or blessings in the Orthodox Christian belief.

3

The percentage of notifications of death made to the funeral home by telephone is:

98%

During the Orthodox Funeral service, what type of icon is placed near the casket?

A picture of Christ

The term for an altar attendant in the Protestant church:

Acolyte

Which type of military honors funeral service would have an escort accompanying the casketed remains at all times?

Active Duty Death

All of the national cemeteries have the same burial restrictions except:

Arlington National

A casket made without any metal specifically to meet Jewish requirements is called a(n) ___.

Aron

A person dies at home under the care of hospice. The funeral director intends to make arrangements at the time of removal. In that situation:

Arrive in a separate vehicle, so that the removal vehicle can transport the remains to the funeral home

When placing the casket on the lowering device, a casket bearer should grasp what portion of the handle?

Bar

Aftercare is also known as all of the following except

Basic arrangments

For a person to be buried in a Catholic Cemetery, they need to:

Be a regular member in good standing

The non-liturgical Protestant funeral service has _________ as its center of focus

Biblical Scriptures

The name for a Buddhist Clergy is a:

Bonze

When a funeral home is notified of a death,

Care should not be taken not to sound bored or impatient

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

Catholic Funeral Mass

The funeral home telephone should not be answered if the employee is

Chewing gum

The Episcopal Church is a descendant of the:

Church of England

When speaking publicly or professionally, the funeral director's voice should be:

Clear and Crisp

The Eucharist means ___________ to the Roman Catholic Church

Communion

The deceased's social security number is required to be entered on

Death Certificate

In the Roman Catholic faith, a geographical grouping of parishes under the jurisdiction of the bishop:

Diocese

When the funeral home is notified of a death, this is known as:

First call

A place of business used in the care and preparation for the funeral and/or final disposition of dead human bodies is called a(n)

Funeral Establishment

When making the transfer of the dead human remains, the transfer person represents the:

Funeral home

Traditionally, Orthodox Jewish funeral services are held in the:

Funeral home chapel

The act of bending the right knee as an indication of reverence or as an act of humility; usually practiced in the Roman Catholic faith

Genuflect

Which of the following funeral vehicles is the most recognized in public?

Hearse

The eulogy which is part of a Jewish funeral service is properly called the ___.

Hesped

Which type of military discharge will allow a veteran to be buried in a national cemetery?

Honorable

In most cases, designated reserved seating will be for which of the following? I. family members II. honorary pallbearers III. funeral directors and staff IV. family friends V. funeral motor escort. VI. active pallbearers

I, II, and VI only

The _______ are objects which can be touched by Orthodox Church members.

Icons

The priest may perform a final blessing of the casket prior to processing to the cemetery; what religious item would he need to use to complete this task?

Incense

The ___________ is one who supplies the vital statistics information concerning the deceased.

Informant

A contract for future funeral services which is portable but cannot be cancelled or terminated prior to the death of the beneficiary is known as a(n)

Irrevocable Trust

In the Jewish faith, it is customary to place a bag of earth from ____ under the head of the deceased

Israel

Which religion will not allow a non-practicing believer to participate in the funeral service?

Jehovah Witness

The Islamic term which means funeral or funeral prayer is:

Jinazah

In the Jewish faith, a prayer that recited for the deceased by the direct mourners (parents, siblings, spouse, and children) for the first time at the conclusion of interment services is known as

Kaddish

The actual burial in the Jewish tradition is called the ___.

Kevurah

At the conclusion of a Greek Orthodox funeral service, the congregation will pass by the casket and

Kiss the icon

The inscription INRI on a Roman Catholic crucifix is written in what language?

Latin

In the Jewish faith, this is the term meaning the funeral procession

Levaya

The responsibility for wrongful acts or debts defines:

Liability

The Moslem term which means place of worship or prayer?

Masjid

A document indicating the offering of a Mass in the Catholic Church for special intentions like the anniversary of the death of a loved-one

Mass Card

According to Islamic tradition, when the body is buried in the grave, which city should it be facing?

Mecca

During an Orthodox Jewish committal service, all of the following would be allowed except for:

Memoiral tablet or marker

The honorary title conferred on a priest of the Roman Catholic Church is:

Monsignor

A __ is a place where dead human bodies are kept until identified and/or released for final disposition.

Morgue

____ are the allied professionals who precede a procession and control traffic so the funeral procession can safelyproceed from the place of service to the place of disposition.

Motor Escorts

The processional of the funeral service is:

Movement at the beginning of the service of the casket going into the facility

The entryway into a church building; a usual place where viewing of the casket can take place prior to a funeral service

Narthex

Which of the following locations would be least acceptable for a Fraternal Organization to conduct their funeral service?

Nave of a religious institution

When walking into the room where the removal will be made, the funeral director should

Observe the position, condition, and size of the deceased.

Cremation is not an acceptable method of disposition to which of the following religions?

Orthodox Christinity

A symbolic cloth placed over the casket usually used in a Eucharist centered worship service; nothing is placed on top of this item

Pall

The Vigil service associated with the Eastern Orthodox Christian Funeral is called

Parastas

A bier is a(n)

Platform where the dead were placed to lay in state

A kneeling rail; mainly used in the Roman Catholic faith; placed adjacent to the casket

Prie Dieu

The holy book of the Islam faith is the

Qur'an

The name for a Clergy of the Christian Science faith is a:

Reader

A structure that is designed as a temporary holding facility for casketed human remains that is awaiting burial at a future date is known as a

Receiving Vault

A women's organization formed within the LDS church that is usually in charge of dressing the body in the appropriate burial clothing:

Relief Society

A chain of adjoining beads and a crucifix used an in aid in the recitation of prayers; the prayers and beads usually recited during the wake service

Rosary Beads

Which of the following statements is improper for funeral home staff to make when concluding the first call?

Say "we will be right there"

In the Roman Catholic faith, a piece of cloth or a medal having religious significance usually worn around the neck; most practicing Roman Catholics would prefer to leave this on during the embalming procedure

Scapular

Seven days of intense mourning in the Jewish faith is called:

Shivah

The thirty day mourning period in the Jewish tradition is called ___.

Sholoshim

In the Jewish tradition, a person who sits with the deceased until burial is called ___.

Shomer

According to Klicker, the speed of the funeral director's conversation should be

Slightly slower than that of a normal telephone conversation

The open area in front of the altar in an Orthodox Christian Church is called the:

Solea

According to Klicker, before the funeral director concludes the notification of death call, it is necessary to

Summarize and confirm the details

The Lutheran Church is regionally divided into:

Synods

Jewish tradition dictates that a hand sewn white shroud called a ___ be used to dress the body for burial.

Tachrichim

The Jewish funeral tradition where the body is ceremonially washed as preparation for burial is the ___.

Taharah

Within the LDS faith, special buildings used for performing sacred ordinances, but no funeral services held there:

Temple

Identify a factor that would influence which funeral vehicle that would be used for the removal:

The location of the deceased

Which of the following statements regarding removal vehicles is incorrect according to Klicker?

The removal vehicle must be in despair

A container for cremains is called

Urn

In the Roman Catholic faith, the term for the prayer or scripture service usually held at the funeral home the evening before the Funeral Mass; not held on Saturday night or the evening of major church holidays

Vigil Service

Which type of material would be acceptable for use in a casket to a traditional Muslim family?

Wood

The piece of clothing a Jewish man wears on his head during worship and funeral services is called ___.

Yarmulke

An obituary is defined as

a brief biographical sketch of a person's life

The Muslim term for the ceremonial washing before burial is:

al-Ghusl

Removal personnel should

always be neat, clean and dressed in comformity with local customs

A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body not present is

cenotaph

Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the funeral director should

check with the family about the jewelry

The Holy Society which cares for the dead in Jewish funerals including washing and dressing the body is called the:

chevra kadisha

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

entombment

Which of the following does not occur during preneed arrangements?

full completion of the death certificate

The committal service is usually held at the

grave site

In the Jewish funeral tradition, a piece of cloth attached to a mourner's clothing which can be torn as a sign of grief is called ___.

kriah

When a person dies at home without medical attention, an office inquiry is made by the

medical examiner

The death certificate contains all of the following except the

religious affiliations

The United States flag that accompanies the body of a deceased military person should be presented to the

survivng spouse or NOK

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

telephone

A general term designating a place suitable for the reception of a dead human body is

tomb

In the Jewish tradition, the one year anniversary of a death is called ___.

yahrzeit