Mortuary Administration Compend Questions

funeral procession order

1. lead car 2. honorary pall bearers 3. active pall bearers 4. funeral coach 5. family

fiberboard

a backing material

state casket

a casket in which the sides are vertical or at right angles to the casket bottom

half couch casket

a casket so designed as to display the deceased from the wast up, with the ogee hinged to allow the display of the interior of the casket

a state casket

a casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom is called

corner

a component part of the casket hardware

possible elimination of certain items of service resulting in loss of overhead recovery

a disadvantage of itemized pricing

shirred

a gathered type of casket interior

stationary bar and corner

a handle that extends all the way around the casket

prie dieu

a kneeling bench or rail (roman catholic church)

functional

a method of pricing which places a prices on three separate items of service such as casket, facilities, and automobiles is called

a bail handle

a non-movable handle consisting of a lug only

american legion

a non-sectarian funeral rite

itemization

a pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and merchandise is called

bi-unit

a pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on service fee is called

unit

a pricing structure which creates a total price for service and casket is called

quartile sale

a sale of merchandise in one of the four pricing categories based on the medias as the low unit of the third quartile is the

non-formula services

a source of income in the funeral business

gimp

a strip of metal, plastic, or cloth attached to the inside of the casket panel which covers the point where the roll is anchored

kriah

a tear in the upper corner of the garment or on a symbolic ribbon worn by the survivors

places a realistic value on the casket

an advantage of bi-unit pricing method

masselin

an example of a backing material used in casket construction

sectional

an example of a grave liner

linen weave

an example of a lining material used in casket construction

shredded paper

an example of a padding material used in casket construction

swing bar

any handle that is hinged

21-530

application for veterans burial allowance

vaults

are measured by inside dimensions

domet

backing material

solid wood caskets

birch is used in casket construction to manufacture

crushed

casket interior style

shirred

casket interior style in which the casket material is drawn together, in parallel fashion, with a specific sewing process

priest

catholic

reader

christian science

SSA-8

claimant's form

32oz and 48oz

commonly used weights in the construction of copper caskets

kapok

cotton like padding material

shell

crown and ogee are part of the casket...

amaranth

dark red or purple flower

pre-selection room procedures

discussing the types of caskets and outer burial containers on display discussing the factors which influence casket and outer burial container costs discussing the required federal and state disclosures

how many quarters of coverage the deceased had accumulated

eligibility for the social security lump sum death benefit is measured by

plated

exterior casket finish created when the base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process

sprayed lacquer finish

exterior finish on metal caskets

military funeral

family must request

the cross

focal point in the strict liturgical church

joseph smith

found of latter day saints

directly AFTER the funeral coach

in a funeral procession, the family car should be placed

precede the funeral coach

in the funeral procession to the cemetery, the casketbearers should

sanctuary

in the liturgical protestant church, the part of the church containing the altar is the

satin

interior casket material with a smooth, shiny face, and dull on the back

rabbi

jewish

tallith

jewish term for a tasseled shawl worn by men during prayer services

salaries

largest expense for a funeral home

crucifer

leads a LITURGICAL protestant funeral procession

officiant/clergyman

leads the processional and recessional in a NON-LITURGICAL protestant funeral service

non-formula pricing

less than complete funeral service

crepe

lining material used in casket construction

pastor

lutheran

martin luther

lutheran founder

lambskin apron

masonic funeral

sacred heart

may be utilized during the roman catholic funeral rite

unit price

may exaggerate the value that is placed on the casket

functional, unit, bi-unit

methods of figuring a formula price are

21

minimum number of people required to conduct an american legion funeral service

bishop

mormon

speaker

officiant at a funeral service for the church of jesus christ of latter day saints

indigent

one who is lacking the necessities of life

with the casket open during the service

orthodox jewish funeral is held

in the funeral home chapel

orthodox jewish funeral may be held

lug

part of the handle which is attached to the casket is the

bi-unit pricing

places emphasis on professional services (service fee, casket cost)

functional pricing

places pricing on 1. casket, 2. service fee, 3. facilities, 4. automobiles

arm

portion of the handle through which the bar passes

sacrament of the sick

roman catholic sacrament given to those seriously ill or in danger of dying, to prayer their souls for eternity

sisal or hemp

rope fiber

net profit

selling price, less the sum of cost of operations and cost of merchandise

redwood

softwood

interior

tailored is a style of casket...

shell

the base molding is a part of a casket

libera

the ending portion of a catholic funeral mass

gross profit

the excess of selling price over the cost of merchandise

mary baker eddy

the founder of the church of christian science

apron

the lining attached to the under-surface of the foot panel of the casket

practitioner

the officiant of the christian science funeral rite

orthodox

the priest leads the processional and recessional for which of the following funeral rites?

cap

the rim is part of the casket

slumber room, visitation room, state room

the room in a funeral home where a remains lie in state

200 cubic inches

the suggested volume of containers used for cremated bodies is

average sale

the sum of a group of sales figures divided by the number of units is known as the

overhead

the total sum of operational costs

orthodox funeral rite

the trisagion is part of the

2 years from date of cremation/permanent burial

time limit for filing the VA application for burial benefits is...

mean sale

total of all sales divided by the number of sales

bail bar

type of handle usually found on the ends of the casket

formula pricing

unit, bi-unit, function

church of jesus christ of latter day saints

uses temple clothing

taharah

washing of the deceased before burial by chevrah kaddisha

protestant

western christian who is not adherent to the roman catholic faith

tailored

when the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to be

excelsior

wood that has been shredded into spaghetti like strings or thin shavings