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Social customs which MAY be broken without serious consequences

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Folkways

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The social values of the funeral rite are most commonly learned from

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Enculturation

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A long hollow tube patented in 1868 by Sam Rogers is used by embalmers to inject hollow cavities and remove excess liquids

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Trocar

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Ancient Hebrew practice allows family and friends to sit with the deceased as a precaution against premature burial

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Shiva

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A salt found in a dry lake bed of the desert and used by the ancient Egyptians in preparation of the body

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Natron

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Social behavior dictated by tradition of the people

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Custom

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A special funeral functionary in Ancient Rome who summoned participants to a public funeral

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Praeco

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A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved, altered to suit the trends of the times

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Adaptive funeral

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Jars used by the early Egyptians to store the viscera of the deceased

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Canonic jars

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A brief practice of draining a quantity of blood to cure a disease

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Blood letting

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Created in the 1800s in London by the poor as a means to afford funerals

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Burial clubs

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Another name for a funeral procession

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Cortege

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Ancient Egyptian belief that the soul of the deceased would make a 3000 year journey and return to the body

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Circle of necessity

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The modern word for funeral is derived from the Latin word that means torch light procession

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Funeralis

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A method used to apply a continuous flow of embalming solution via manual manipulation of a hand-held mechanism

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Hand pump

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Disposition via earth burial without any form of funeral rite at the time of disposition

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Immediate burial/direct burial?

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A family in which the govern of power is shared by both man and woman is referred to as

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Egalitarian

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Association established in 1928 committed to qualify funeral services and high standards membership is limited one independent funeral home per community

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The order of the golden rule

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An expectant behavior/pattern enforced by those governing

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Law

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During these years, 1540-1745 the sole agency permitted to embalm and perform anatomical dissections in the city of London

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The barber surgeons

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The Roman view of the afterlife which emphasizes the soul as a vital principle

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Animism

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Required the woolen cloth be substituted foe lined in the shroud and lining of the coffin

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Burial and linen act of 1886

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A life size wax recreation of the deceased

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Effigy

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Traveling salesman who went from town to town selling their products

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Drummer

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Disposition of human remains without any rites or ceremonies
Direct disposition
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Apparatus used to inject fluid during vascular arterial phase of embalming process relies on gravity to create pressure required to deliver fluid
Gravity injector
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Excavated cemeteries that originated in Ancient Rome
Catacombs
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A method of disposing of the body via fire
Cremation
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John Hunter
Hunters canal
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Dr. Thomas Holmes
Father of embalming in the US
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Dr. William Hunter
First to successfully adopt arterial injection
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Dr. Frederick Ruysch
Father of embalming
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August Hofman
Discovered formaldehyde
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A portable table on which the body was placed while the corpse cooler was in use
Cooling board
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A report written in 1840 in London that created the first use of the death certificate
Chadwicks report
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This individual provided services organizing and facilitating funeral details as an occupation
Funeral director
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A type of ice chest places over the torso of the body in order to slow the process of decomposition
Corpse cooler
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Burials that take place outside the city walls
Extramural
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A specialty connected with funerals in colonial America. This individual called personally upon those expected to attend funerals. The position was often A municipal appointed position
Invited to funerals
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Religious or philosophical belief of ancient Greeks and oriental East emphasizing spiritual aspects of the afterlife
Mystery cults
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A person hired by the ancient Greeks and romans to ensure an adequate display of emotion
Professional mourners
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A massive early Egyptian coffin cut from a single stone and affectionately referred to as a flesh eater
Sarcophagus
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The church caretaker who had responsibility for the church property
Sexton
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An embalmed who gives up regular employment
Trade embalmer
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Jewish burials were scheduled
During the day of the death before sundown
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Mortuary fee paid to ensure entrance of the descendants soul into heaven
Souk shot
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This individual provides supplies and merchandise to funeral undertakers who were dealing directly with the public
Furnishing undertaker
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An ancient Viking custom which placed the deceased and his possessions in the grave following the funeral pyre
Mound burial
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The Catholic belief that those whose souls are not perfectly cleansed undergo a process of cleansing before entering heaven
Purgatory
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A term applied to the systematic treatment of cases requiring repairs of injuries due to disease or trauma
Restorative arts
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The funeral rites which are devoid of any religious rites
Humanistic
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Egyptian undertaker specialist who had the responsibility of making medicines and anointing the body of the deceased
Apothecary servant
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A term that would best describe the study of the population
Demography
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What is the name of the Greek father of history
Herodotus
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Which listed grave was the oldest and most commonly used by the Hebrews
Single chamber
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What was the name for a yakhu
The shining one
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The element of the deceased that remains close to the body that requires attention from the living
Ka
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This Greek tomb had the appearance of a temple
Naida
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The term used by the Jewish people to represent the flesh
Basar
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Memorial services are funeral rites without
The body present
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Dr. August Renourd
Author of the first embalming textbook in the US
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A. Johnson Dodge
Embalming fluid manufacturer
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James Cunningham
Coined term funeral car
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Hudson Samson
Oval decked funeral car with drapes
65
Crane and Breed
First automatic hearse
66
Which era are the years 30,000 BC - 6000 BC
Neolithic
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The earliest assumed state of man was depicted by which era
Eolithic
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The most expensive method of Egyptian embalming consisted of five steps. The last being
Bandaging and anointing
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Who was the father of embalming
Dr. Frederick Ruysch
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Crane and Breed were recognized in the nineteenth century as innovators of embalming
FALSE
71
Anthony Gaussardia invented the first metal casket in America
FALSE Fisk
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President Lincoln died in his sleep and was embalmed by Fisk
FALSE Cattall
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Trapazae or square cut tombs are associated with ancient Hebrew culture
FALSE Greek
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The kiss of peace United Christianity, Judaism and Islam
FALSE Judaism and Christianity
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A sin eater was a part of Scandinavian culture
FALSE
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Dionysus was known as the god of partying
FALSE Wine
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Cremation was the only form of disposition ever used by the romans
FALSE
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Earth burial was the main mode of disposition used by the Germans and Scandinavians
FALSE Cremation
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Feudal funerals are associated with the ancient Greeks
FALSE Middle Ages
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Dionysus was recognized as the god of
Wine
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The Fisk metallic casket was patented in what year
1848
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The canonic jars which housed the organs of the deceased Egyptians were named after the four son’s of
Horus
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Which of the following did the Egyptians believe to be the center of the universe
Sun
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The guild of all souls was established in
London
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The most desirable method of disposition for the Egyptians was
Entombment
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Which of the following is associated with the development and introduction of funeral transportation
Crane and Breed
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Conclamatio mortis is identified with which of the following
Calling out of the dead
88
The first Christian ruler of Rome was
Constantine
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A.C. Barstow
Created ogee design
90
Crane and Barnes
Acquired manufacturing rights from Fisk
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James Gray
First patent on metallic coffin
92
John Dillion
First coffin shop/warehouse in NY
93
Jacob Knorr
German Quaker who made coffins on demand
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Which of the following individuals involved in ancient Egyptian embalming process was most prominent
Priest
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Which of the following did not considered to be an influential person in the development of embalming schools
Chadwick
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A ________ or long pleated arrangement of fine linen was worn by the widow in the Middle Ages
Barbe
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Who usually had their funeral processions at night
Romans
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Of the following individuals involved in the embalming process. Who was the person who marked the length of the incision with a charcoal pencil
Scribe
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The first people to dress sir dead in white clothing
Romans

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