Funeral Home Operations Midterm
Place the following ferrous metals in order of their durability, or their ability to withstand destruction or oxidation. Begin with the least durable and end with the most durable.
1. Iron. 2. Steel. 3. Stainless steel (400 series) 4. Stainless Steel (300 series
Your casket supplier offers two types of stainless steel, namely 300 series and 400 series. You want the better of the two. Which one is the better?
300 series.
What term best describes how beautiful or 'nice' something appears?
Aesthetics
Your friend tells you that she attended her grandmother's funeral and that the casket was 8-sided. From this description, you correctly deduct that the casket material was-
Cloth-covered wood.
Which of these burial recepticals was the oldest? (historically)
Coffins
In which of these types of copper is a copper shell submerged in a copper ionic solution in order to reinforce the copper shell?
Copper deposit.
What is the term that describes the wood that is derived from a leaf-bearing tree?
Deciduous
What casket shell design resembles an old-timey claw-footed bathtub in its shape?
Elliptic-ended.
"Permanent handle" or "continuous bar" hardware is a variation of ______ hardware.
Full-length stationary.
Ferrous caskets are commonly measured by their thicknesses, or their _______________.
Gauge
Your funeral home must prepare remains for shipment to Europe. The receiving country requires that the lid to the metal receptical be soldered or welded closed to be airtight. This type of sealing or closure is called-
Hermetic
The regular half couch casket features ogees that-
Hinged and fold down for viewing.
This casket opening style allows for a single or double style:
Hinged cap.
What common element or material is shared among all ferrous caskets?
Iron
A coffin ______ the same article as a casket.
Is not
The ogee-
Is seen around the perimeter or entirety of the casket.
A "state" casket is one which-
Is shaped entirely like a shoe box.
Client families that purchase wood caskets usually do so because of:
Its warmth, beauty, and craftsmanship.
Strike pins are crucial when speaking about the ______ of the casket.
Locking of the caps.
Which of these would be the ultimate hardwood?
Mahogany
What do "stiffeners" actually do?
Make the bottom more structurally sound.
Which of these is not a softwood?
Maple
Generally speaking, hardwoods are ______ resistant than softwoods.
More
A casket lid that features a latch closure is probably-
Non-gasketed.
The underside of the ogee would be called the _______.
Ogee flange.
In the regular half couch casket, what part of the casket is hinged so that it may fold down for viewing?
Ogees
What type of laminate has layers of wood glued together so that each layer has grains at a right angle to the layer above or below it?
Plywood
A flaring side casket is most likely to be which shell design?
Square cornered.
Which of these hardware types serves as a bridge between the bar and the lug?
The arm
The "body" of the casket refers to-
The sides of the casket.
What is so special about a 'priest' or 'clergy' casket?
The top is removed from the casket; allowing viewing on both sides.
The regular full couch casket-
There is no such casket.
In measuring the thickness of a ferrous casket, the lower the number, the ________ the casket metal.
Thicker
What part of the hardware grouping covers the ends of the bar?
Tip
A receptical that is "in the shape of man" would most likely be:
Wide and the shoulders and more narrow at the head and at the foot.
While attending a church funeral, you notice that when closing the casket, one of the funeral directors removes a casket key or crank from her pocket. The crank is inserted in the end of the casket and a few turns are made. You immediately know that this is a gasketed casket and it is a/an _______ type.
Glassless
