Funeral Service Projects Funeral law and Ethics Test

Embalming is a form of

mutilation

Which of the following is a good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased?

Cleanliness in the preparation room.

All of the following ethical standards apply to the deceased while under the care of the funeral home or embalming service EXCEPT

embalming should be completed as quickly as possible without regard to proper case analysis.

In regard to an ethical funeral director's relationship with his competitors, which of the following is considered a proper goal?

Cooperation

In regards to competitive relationships, which of the following is not a good ethical practice?

Defamation of competitor

Which of the following is considered to be a component of a funeral director's individual relationship?

His or her relationship with family

Which of the following terms is defined as having a sense of honor, and fair dealing?

Honesty

Which of the following is a consideration in the funeral director's community relationships?

The funeral director's relationship with the clergy

If a person considers universal moral principles to supersede the authority of the group, he or she is complying with which of Kohlberg's stages of moral development?

The post-conventional stage

When a dead human body is in the mortuary, the funeral home is said to have

actual custody

The extinction or withdrawal of a legacy by an act equivalent to revocatiion is called

ademption

A person appointed by the court to oversee the estate of an intestate is called

administrator

A trade embalmer acts as

an independent contractor.

That branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions is

ethics

A personal representative of the decedent appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called

executor

In regard to employer-employee relationships, the ethical funeral director should

provide thorough training

An action to recover possession of property unlawfully detained is

replevin

With respect to ethics, the term citizenship refers to

the behavior or character of an individual viewed as a member of society

Law is defined as

the rules that govern society

In his ethical obligations to various professional associations, the funeral director should

urge professional solidarity.

When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed a

custodian

All of the following statements are true of ethics EXCEPT

that ethics are imposed externally.

If a funeral director receives the remains from another funeral home and the conditions are below standard, he should

attempt to make the remains presentable before viewing.

The cultural heritage or identity of a group, based on factors such as language or country of origin is known as

ethnicity

An action to recover possession of property unlawfully detained is termed

replevin

As a rule, the right of decent disposal belongs to the

surviving spouse.

All of the following would be considered fiduciary components of pre-funded funeral arrangements EXCEPT

the commissions associated with the arrangements.

A written disposition of property, real or personal, to take effect at the death of an individual is called a

will

When with a family during an arrangement conference, it is good ethical practice to

provide the family with documentation of all business transactions.

A will written entirely by the testator with his own hand is properly termed a

holographic will

Which of the following is not a good personal ethical trait?

Infidelity

Which of the following is not an allied profession or service to the funeral industry?

Banking professional

Which of the following should not be discussed in the funeral arrangements conference?

Educational programs

Which of the following is not a good example of ethical employer-employee relationships?

Favoritism

Which of the following is a reason to have continued education in funeral service?

Good for self improvement

Which of the following is not good ethical behavior in regard to treatment of the deceased?

Necromania

Which of the following would be an ethical obligation to your professional association?

To share time and talents

In choosing your source of supply of caskets, the most important qualification of the manufacturer is

a policy of standing behind their product

A philosophy that focuses on the worship of a god or gods is called

a theistic philosophy.

Quasi-property means

almost property.

A dead human body used for anatomical study is a

cadaver

A declaration or pbulic statement of professional standards of right and wrong conduct defines a(n)

code of ethics.

A system or code of morals of a particular philosopher, religion, group, or profession is called

code of ethics.

A addition or modification of a will is known as a

codicil

A stage of moral development in which the expectations of the social group (family, community, and nation) are supported and maintained is known as the

conventional stage.

The term synonymous to a dead body is

corpse

Which of the following is a rule of ethical conduct that is found in most major religions?

The Golden Rule

A dead human body

is not property in a real sense

In recognizing ethical standards in his professional responsibility to the press, the funeral director

must exercise discretion in releasing confidential information.

In regard to professional boards, the ethical funeral director should not

only abide by the rules that he agrees with.