Funeral Home Operations Module 1
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
Which of these is not a hardwood?
redwood
While looking at a hardwood casket at a visitation, you notice that the lines of the grain pattern are not close together. You correctly deduct that the not-so-close grain pattern makes this casket wood a/an _____.
softwood
In measuring the thickness of a non-ferrous casket metal, the higher the number, the _______ the casket metal.
thicker
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
Judging the differences between the weights of two ferrous metal casket thicknesses, the casket with the higher number represents the casket with the _______ metal.
Thinner
Which of these is not a softwood?
maple
Generally speaking, hardwoods are ______ resistant than softwoods.
more
In which of these methods of producing a copper casket is the molds of a casket submerged in a copper ionic solution; thereby allowing the creation of a casket within the molds of the casket? Later, the mold is broken away, leaving the casket for finishing.
Seamless copper deposit.
Which of these types of copper was considered to be the "ultimate" copper casket ever produced?
Seamless copper deposit.
Which of these burial recepticals was the oldest? (historically)
coffins
How does one create the casket metal known as bronze?
By combining copper, tin, and zinc.
Most burial recepticals sold by funeral homes in the US today are:
Caskets
The term 'casket' comes from the root word:
Casse
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
Lignin is primarily seen to-
Helps hold the material (wood cells) together like glue.
If a wood comes a coniferous tree, that tree-
Is cone-bearing.
A coffin ______ the same article as a casket.
Is not.
Client families that purchase wood caskets usually do so because of:
Its warmth, beauty, and craftsmanship.
Which of these would be the ultimate hardwood?
Mahogany
Which of these would be the most durable and longlasting ferrous casket?
Stainless steel.
What does the term "selected hardwood" actually mean?
The casket is manufactured using different species of wood.
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.
Which of these types of copper is the most common used in casket construction today?
Wrought copper.
How does one make a casket material known as copper?
You can't- it's a natural element
"Anthropomorphic" would be a term that best describes a:
coffin
Which of these types more closely resembles cardboard in its composition?
fiberboard
"Extreme oxidation" would be an applicable term for which one of these casket metals:
iron
What common element or material is shared among all ferrous caskets?
iron
A casket truck has brought your funeral home two caskets, a pecan casket and pine casket,weighing a total of 500 lbs. The first casket you remove from the truck weighs 200 lbs, so you deduct that the casket that is still on the truck is the _____ casket.
pecan
You observe that your deceased mother-in-law's casket has the words "16 gauge" written on the base molding of the foot end of the casket. You immediately draw the conclusion that her casket is made from what material?
steel
In measuring the thickness of a ferrous casket, the lower the number, the ________ the casket metal.
thicker
