Funeral Directing and Counseling Comprehensive Exam Flashcards

1
Q

Kneeling rail

A

Prie Dieu

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2
Q

Specifically designed clothing for dead human remains

A

Burial garment

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3
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A temporary or permanent means for identification and / or memorialization at the grave

A

Grave marker

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4
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A portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during the committal service

A

Canopy

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5
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An emblem of the church consisting of two or more intersecting plain bars

A

Cross

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6
Q

A funeral procession is also known as a:

A

Cortege

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7
Q

The charge for burial at a National Cemetery is:

A

No charge

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8
Q

Ninety percent of the notification of deaths come to the funeral home by means of:

A

Telephone

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9
Q

The death certificate contains all but one of the following items:

  • Doctor’s signature
  • Cause of death
  • Religious affiliation
  • Age of the deceased
  • Vital statistics
A

Religious affiliation

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10
Q

Temple clothing for a Mormon is:

A

White with a green apron

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11
Q

What is the only nondeclinable charge on a general price list:

A

Services of funeral director and staff

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12
Q

Which of the following is not specifically required to be on the general price list by the FTC:

  • Charge for flower removal
  • Name of funeral home
  • Charge for the hearse
  • Effective date of the prices
  • Phone number of the funeral home
A

Charge for flower removal

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13
Q

One who performs the service of helping to carry the casket at the funeral is the:

A

Casket bearer

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14
Q

A symbolic cloth covering placed over a casket is called a:

A

Pall

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15
Q

The removal of a Greek Orthodox:

A

No restrictions

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16
Q

Joseph Smith

A

Latter-Day Saints

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17
Q

Does not allow cremation

A

Orthodox Jewish

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18
Q

Mary Baker Eddy

A

Christian Scientist

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19
Q

Allows cremation

A

Roman Catholic

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20
Q

Martin Luther

A

Lutheran

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21
Q

A sprig of evergreen is associated with:

A

Masons

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22
Q

The obtaining and filing of the certificate of death is the responsibility of the:

A

Funeral director

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23
Q

A veteran’s grave marker can be obtained by making application to the:

A

Veteran’s Administration

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24
Q

A recess in the columbarium used for the placement of cremated remains is a:

A

Niche

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25
Q

The best time to examine the deceased or inquire about dentures, shaving, jewelry, and valuable personal effects would be:

A

While making the removal

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26
Q

The founder of the Christian Science Church was:

A

Mary Baker Eddy

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27
Q

The person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the:

A

Member of the family

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28
Q

The time limit for making application for a government headstone for the deceased veteran is:

A

2 years

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29
Q

On a closed casket the blue field on the flag is:

A

At the head

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30
Q

Skull cap

A

Yamaka

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31
Q

Seven day mourning period

A

Shiva

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32
Q

A white linen shroud

A

Tachrichim

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33
Q

Ceremony of washing

A

Taharah

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34
Q

Holy Burial Society

A

Chevra Kadisha

35
Q

A eulogy

A

Hesped

36
Q

A deceased male

A

Bar Minen

37
Q

Anniversary of death

A

Yahrzeit

38
Q

A symbol of grief

A

Kriah

39
Q

Funeral cortege

A

Levaya

40
Q

A hexagram

A

Mogen David

41
Q

Teacher

A

Rabbi

42
Q

Grave

A

Kever

43
Q

Arlington National Cemetery is under the direction of the:

A

Veterans Administration

44
Q

Reader

A

Christian Scientist

45
Q

Pastor

A

Lutheran

46
Q

Bishop

A

Mormon

47
Q

Priest

A

Catholic

48
Q

Rabbi

A

Jewish

49
Q

A cantor might participate in a funeral of this religion:

A

???

50
Q

A newspaper notice containing biographical information about the deceased is the:

A

Obituary

51
Q

Which of the following is not specifically required by the FTC:

  • Outer burial container price list
  • Casket price list
  • General price list
  • Statement of funeral goods and services
  • Funeral arrangement form
A

Funeral arrangement form

52
Q

The Shivah Candle burns for:

A

7 days

53
Q

The basic design of a liturgical church is:

A

A cross

54
Q

In the Roman Catholic faith the head of a diocese is called:

A

Bishop

55
Q

Rosary Beads used in the funeral for a deceased Catholic are usually placed:

A

In the deceased’s hand

56
Q

What means two, four, six or more grave spaces:

A

Lot

57
Q

In the funeral procession of a Protestant the automobile directly behind the funeral coach is usually occupied by the:

A

Family of the deceased

58
Q

When a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the:

A

Coroner

59
Q

The officiant for a Christian Science service is called:

A

???

60
Q

According the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at the beginning of a funeral arrangement conference, the funeral director should present to the family a:

A

General price list

61
Q

An unsolicited gift to clergyman is called a(an):

A

Honorarium

62
Q

The American Legion funeral requires how many men:

A

21

63
Q

To cover the closed half of a casket, the American flag should have how many folds:

A

3

64
Q

The American flag is issued on behalf of the:

A

Veterans Administration

65
Q

A burial transit permit is needed for all of the following except:

  • Moving a remains from a state where the death occurred
  • Catholic Burial Mass
  • Remains which are used for scientific or educational study
  • Interment, entombment or cremation of a remains
A

Catholic Burial Mass

66
Q

Which of the following would be appropriate information for a funeral director to obtain over the telephone when notified of a death:

  • Financial status
  • Musical selection
  • Insurance coverage
  • Casket bearers desired
  • Attending physician
A

Attending physician

67
Q

Which of the following is not a benefit of a veteran:

  • Flag
  • Monument
  • Grave
  • Casket
  • Vault
A

Casket

68
Q

The committal service is usually held at the:

A

Grave site

69
Q

Funeral Services for a Latter Day Saint are never held at:

A

The temple

70
Q

A speech about the character of a deceased person at a funeral service is known as a(an):

A

Eulogy

71
Q

Acolyte is synonymous with the term:

A

Altar boy

72
Q

If the date of birth is November 29, 1939 and the date of death was December 3, 1994, how old is this person:

A
  • 55 years
  • 0 months
  • 4 days
73
Q

The time limit for filing the VA Burial Allowance is:

A

2 years of the date of death

74
Q

A synonym for vestibule is:

A

Narthex

75
Q

The vital statistics information for the death certificate is provided by the:

A

Informant

76
Q

Which religion requires the use of a symbolic cloth for every service:

A

Roman Catholic

77
Q

A holy picture

A

Icon

78
Q

Short service in funeral home prior to church service

A

Trisagion

79
Q

A partition behind which the altar is located

A

Iconostasis

80
Q

Location of casket

A

Solea

81
Q

Chants hymns

A

Cantor

82
Q

A nickname for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is:

A

Mormons

83
Q

The name given to the person who accompanies the deceased active duty personnel of the U.S. Armed Forces to the place of burial is a(an):

A

Military escort

84
Q

The proper term that refers to the placing of human remains in a mausoleum crypt is:

A

Entombment