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Practice NBE Arts Questions Flashcards

1
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A special discount on list prices to encourage prompt payment is…

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cash discount

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2
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The inscription on a cemetery marker is called the…

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epitaph

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3
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An example of softwood species casket is…

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Coniferous trees: pine, cedar, spruce

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4
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A business that is owned by an individual and not charted by the state is usually a…

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proprietorship

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5
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A funeral home that refuses to embalm the body of a person who has AIDS or another contagious disease has violated the standards of which agency?

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ADA

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6
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The funeral director that has physical possession of a dead human body is said to have…

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Actual Custody

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7
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Support from the funeral director is most recognizable in what type of selection room approach…

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Direct

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8
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The relationship of agency may be created by…

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Agreement between parties
Ratification
Agency by Estoppel
By Operation by the Law

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9
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In ordering inventory, the funeral home manager knows that the quantity to be purchased which minimizes total costs is the…

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Economic Order Inventory

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10
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Cremation first gained widespread acceptance and practice in…

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Greece

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11
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After a funeral director surrenders actual custody of a dead human body to another, under an arrangement for its disposition, the funeral directors custody is said to be…

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12
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A man named Chadwick issued a landmark report and supplement after 3 years of study (1839-1842) The report discussed…

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the deplorable conditions in English cemeteries

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13
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A business that is owned and operated by one person is known as a….

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Sole proprietorship

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14
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Chromium is added to carbon steel primarily to…

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Increase the resistance to rust and corrosion

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15
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A cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the ground type markers is known as a…

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Memorial Park

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16
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A protestant church designed so that the pulpit is centered in the sanctuary is called the…

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Non-Liturgical

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17
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When a decedent is at the funeral home, the party with primary right of disposal is said to have…

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18
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When immigrants first came to the US they decided the best place to bury the dead was…

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Church Property

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19
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Excess talking by the counselor may be an indicator of…

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Insecurity

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20
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Which of the following is a determinant of grief?

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Concurrent Stresses

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21
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Clothes and jewelry given to the funeral director to be placed on the dead body are considered in law as…

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Bailed Property

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22
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A grave space in which two or more persons may be buried in grave liners which gave been stacked on top of one another is called a…

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Lawn Crypt

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23
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When a net profit is closed to capital, the capital account is…

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Credited

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24
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That type of self destruction is which a person has little to no group identification and us seen as a loner is referred to as a…

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Egoistic Suicide

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25
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If a supplier offers a reduction of the price given for payment of an account within time limits established by a sales contract, this is known as a…

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Cash Discount

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26
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Which is the largest parcel of land within any given cemetery and within which all of the other three are contained?…. (Cemetery)

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Section, block, Lot, Plot/Grave
(largest to smallest)

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27
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The first secular funeral director in the western world was…

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Litibinarius

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28
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The person most identified with the client-centered approach to counseling is…

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Carl Rogers

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29
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The dimensions of a particular steel casket is 78 inches long and 23 inches wide. A casket invoiced as 78 inches XX would be how many inches wide?

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30
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In a cortege, drivers that are under the control of the funeral director are legally referred to as…

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Agent Drivers

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31
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Funeral service practice supports the management concept of…

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“Caveat venditor” (let the seller beware).

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32
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Dr. Thomas Holmes is credited with the 19th century development of…

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Chemical Embalming

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33
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Although a dead body is in one funeral home, another funeral home which has control of the final disposition is said to have…

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Constructive Custody

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34
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A monument erected to the memory of the deceased with the body not present is called a…

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Cenotaph

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35
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The minimum capacity of a single cremated remains container is currently…

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200 cubic inches

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36
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An enterprise in which the principal source of revenue is compensation for services rendered is a…

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37
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The application for the veteran burial allowance is…

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VA form 21-530

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38
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In a state court of original jurisdiction, the chief officer is the…

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Judge

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39
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Which federal law outlaws discrimination in employment based upon race, color, religion, gender, or national origin?

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The Civil Rights Act

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40
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When facing the altar in a Roman Catholic church, the lectern on the left is for the…

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Gospel

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41
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The first step to ADA compliance is to conduct a…

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Needs Assessment

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42
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A metal that can cause a dense, white smoke to form in the cremation chamber and will cause the chamber’s anti-pollution equipment to shut off is…

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Zinc

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43
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If a neighbor continuously, openly hostilely, visibly, and exclusively possesses a portion of your property for statutorily defined period of time, he may gain good title by a doctrine called…

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Adverse Possession

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44
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An agency may be terminated by act of the parties by…

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45
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In casket manufacturing, the excelsior is used as a…

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A padding material

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46
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Most experts recommend that a funeral home spend what percentage of its yearly gross income on advertising?

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6-9%

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47
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If there is no will, the property and holdings of a deceased person will be distributed according to law, and an administrator/personal representative will be appointed by the…

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48
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A significant difference between adult and childhood grief is that children often experience the loss…

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49
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A debit to the purchases account would have a corresponding credit in which of the following accounts…

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Accounts Payable

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50
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The Roman Funeral was typically carried out by…

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Public officials and paid secular functionaries

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51
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In most cases, designated reserved seating will be for which of the following…

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Family Members
Honorary Casket Bearers and other groups

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52
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Consideration in a contract could be…

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Personal Property
Money
A promise of service
A promise to refrain from something

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53
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An extraordinary special agent whose task is to bring the contracting parties together…

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Broker

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54
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Directive counseling…

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Allows the client to come to their own conclusions

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55
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A list of all accounts showing the title and balance of each account is…

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Trial Balance

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56
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Requirements for a valid offer must…

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57
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A mournful poem, a song, or a lamentation for the dead is called…

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Elegy

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58
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An important distinction between real and personal property is…

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Real property is not moveable

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59
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According to Bowlby, children between the ages of eighteen months and three years, progress through the grief stages of …

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shock, grief, depression, hope

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60
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The 8 stages of development described by Erik Erikson apply to…

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All ages, birth through old age

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61
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The upright position of a monument is called the….

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tablet or die

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62
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In computing cost of goods sold, freight-in should be treated as an addition to…

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sales????

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63
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To keep down the cost of funerals in the middle ages, people often formed…

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Burial Clubs

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64
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A sale made on account is recorded by…

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DR accounts receivable, CR sales

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65
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The most effective location for a casket room…

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Main Level

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66
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The first major attempt to establish requirements, tests, and licenses for embalmers in the US was…

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67
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An agency created by express authorization…

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68
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Which of the following is an example of administrative law…

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69
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The type of monument where the die is wider than it is tall is called…

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70
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The obtaining and maintaining of adequate workspace and funeral equipment is called…

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71
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A funeral home’s most important assets are its…

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72
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The only difference between a perfection full couch casket design and the perfection half couch design

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73
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The price increments between casket prices, when arranged in order of their increasing value is called the price…

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74
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Another term for the overlay is the…

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75
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English translation for the first Greek letters of the word Jesus is…

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IHS?

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76
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The form of the balance sheet where liabilities and equity are shown below the assets is the…

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77
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The age given by Grollman after which children ought to be encouraged to attend funerals is…

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7

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78
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False statements made in writing for the purpose of injuring the reputation of another constitute…

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79
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The first known above ground tombs can be credited to the…

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80
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A funeral director leasing a funeral coach from a livery service is an example of bailment…

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81
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The agency responsible for production, administration and integrity of the nation board of examinations is the…

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82
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The gauge of steel casket is equivalent to the number of steel plates placed on top of one another to equal the thickness of how many inches…

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83
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Which of the following permits legal discrimination?

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84
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FICA refers to what taxes?

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85
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How many caskets should be shown in a casket selection room?

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86
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The most durable and commonly used material for memorials is…

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granite

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87
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The term in which a non-ferrous casket is measured for thickness is…

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ounces

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88
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Special discounts on list prices granted to customers to encourage patronage are…

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Trade Discount

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89
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Which would be the proper order for these participants in a military funeral?

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Chaplain
Bugler
Firing Squad
Casket Bearers

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90
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The time limit for making application for a veterans headstone for a deceased veteran is…

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91
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Clients centered counseling is also known as…

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Non-directive

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92
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The person appointed by a court to oversee the estate is called the…

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Administrator

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93
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The doctrine of stare decisis is concerned with…

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Case Law

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94
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False statements made in writing for the purpose of injuring the reputation of another is called…

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Label

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95
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Which of the following terms are associated with filing suit in a civil action

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1 - discovery
2 - process
3 - petition
4 - answer

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96
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A written agreement, such as a deed, is delivered to a third person. That person is to deliver it to another person, only on performance of a specific action, by the person. This type of agreement is known as an…

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Escrow

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97
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Consideration in a contract could be

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1 - Personal property
2 - Money
3 - A promise of service

Promise to refrain from an ILLEGAL act is NOT consideration

98
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Requirements for a valid offer must…

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Include a specific time duration
be definite
be seriously intended

Because it is only an offer, you do not need acceptance yet.

99
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In law, a relationship of trust is expressed by the term

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Fiduciary

100
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A private or civil wrong where the cause is intentional or caused by negligence, for which there may be action or damages

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Tort

(Felony: serious crime 1+ years in jail, misdemeanor: less serious crime, fine or less than 1 year in jail)

101
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Common law is described as

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Customs and practices enforced by the courts

102
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Which is NOT a characteristic of a general partnership

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Limited Liability

103
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The part who sells a contract for another

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Agent

104
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When two or more persons enter into a contract with one or more persons, the contract may be…

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Joint or several

105
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Which of the following is an example of administrative law?

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Supreme Court decisions

106
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Financial assistance available for families of the deceased would be which of the following

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Social Security lump sum benefit and VA burial assistance

107
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The person who execute his own will is called a

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Testator

108
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In a cortège, drivers that are under the control of the funeral director are legally referred to as

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Agent drivers

109
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The part of the original cost of a fixed asset that is assigned to each period expected to benefit from its use is

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Depreciation

110
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A commission merchant who sells on credit and guarantees to the principal that these accounts will be paid

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factor del credere

111
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Which act provides a determined minimum wage to workers

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fair labor standards act

112
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An association of individuals united for some common purpose and permitted by law to use a common name, and to change its members without dissolution is a

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Corporation

113
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Blame directed outward is the definition of

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anger

114
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Support from the funeral director is most recognizable in what type of selection room approach

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Direct

115
Q

Using specialized techniques to help people with complicated grief reaction is

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grief therapy

116
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Carl Rodgers is well known for his work in humanistic therapy, which is also known as

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client centered therapy

117
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If the wholesale cost of the casket increases, how would that affect the CVI

A
118
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A funeral director leasing a funeral coach from a livery service is an example of what type of bailment

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mutual benefit

119
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A burial vault which is closed by lowering the dome over the base describes

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an air seal

120
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A proportional reduction of a legacy when there are insufficient funds of assets to pay it in full is a

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abatement

121
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Which of the following terms describes a sale in which the buyer (so long as the buyer is not in default) has a right to possession before a payment in full is made

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conditional sale

122
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A distribution of profits of a corporation it its stockholders is declared by the board of directors and is referred to as

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dividend

123
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An accounting year ending at some other date than December 31st is called a

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fiscal year?

124
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Broad statements about what an organization wants to achieve are known as

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goals

125
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When parties act so as to misguide the public into the belief that they are a partnership, the law may prevent them from denying it later.

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partnership by estoppel

126
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The first major attempt to establish requirements, tests, and licenses for embalmers in the United States was

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the order concerning embalmers

127
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The method by which values of a given society are learned and internalized by its members

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socialization

128
Q

Accounts recievable which are uncollectible are

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accrued income?

129
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Helping people to facilitate uncomplicated grief to a healthy completion of the tasks of grieving with a reasonable timeframe best defines

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grief counseling

130
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The main body of the church where seating is provided is the

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nave

131
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The amount of revenue from the sale of funeral services would be shown on the

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profit and loss statements/income statements

132
Q

A contract in which terms have not been fully performed by all parties

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executory

133
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The doctrine of stare decisis is concerned with

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case law

134
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Patterns (rules, ideas, and beliefs) of living and dying, which are learned directly or indirectly

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customs

135
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An agency created by express authorization

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may be oral or written

136
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The estate, in property, signifying the greatest degree of ownership is

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fee simple

137
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A funeral director who has a dead human body in his possession is properly termed a

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custodian

138
Q

An amendment to a will is called

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a codicil

139
Q

The difference between the two sides of an account is

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Account balance?

140
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Which of the following accounts usually has a credit balance

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liability?
liabilities, revenue and owner’s capital usually have credit balances

141
Q

The seller pays all transportation cost under the arrangement of

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FOB shipping point?

142
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A trial balance of the general ledger accounts taken after the temporary owner’s equity accounts have been closed is

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post-closing trial balance?

143
Q

who has the right to include and exclude from viewing the deceased

A

authorizing agent

144
Q

you have recently purchased several 20 gauge caskets to sell in your funeral home, what type of interior

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shirred

145
Q

One person speaking with limited feedback

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public communication

146
Q

How can you describe cremated remains to a family

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shoe box?

147
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which type of container would be used to transfer a body that is embalmed but not casketed

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  • combination case is a temporary casket
  • air tray is specifically used for casketed remains
148
Q

Which religion after embalming is dressed by those of the same sex and are dressed in white underclothes

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Mormon

149
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The indefinite withholding of a body from burial…

A

is against the law in most states

They are talking about not having a final disposition

150
Q

Blame perceived to be directed at the self from others best defines

A

Shame

Guilt is blame directed at yourself

151
Q

What type of waste is human remains considered?

A

Type 4

152
Q

What classification of incinerators are approved for human remains

A

Class VI

153
Q

How many degrees must the primary chamber be?

A

1400-1800 degrees

154
Q

How hot must the secondary chamber be compared to the primary chamber?

A

Must be at least 50 degrees hotter than the primary chamber

155
Q

When was the modern revival of cremation?

A

1870’s; specifically 1876

Gilded Age

156
Q

What group of people first began intering their urns in columbaria?

A

Romans

157
Q

Who said “Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness, the tender mercy of its people, their respect for the law of the land and their loyalty to high ideals.”

A

William Gladstone

158
Q

What do some green cremation container options NOT do?

A
  • They might not be rigid, (which causes them to be)
  • poor at the successful placing of the remains into the cremation chamber
159
Q

Application for a headstone marker

A

40-1330

160
Q

Income received in advance is

A

Unearned

161
Q

If total expenses is smaller than total of revenue, the difference is termed

A

Net profit

Total meaning after all calculations

162
Q

A debit to the purchases account would have a corresponding credit in which of the following accounts

A

Accounts payable

163
Q

Accounting equation

A

Assets=liabilities + owners equity

164
Q

Catharsis

A

the process of releasing, and providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

165
Q

Cathexis

A

the concentration of mental energy on one particular person, idea, or object (especially to an unhealthy degree).

166
Q

Processional to the graveside for a military funeral

A
  1. Band
  2. Escort
  3. Colors and guard
  4. Clergy
  5. Casket bearers and caisson
  6. Honorary casket bearers
  7. Family and friends
167
Q

What type of ordinance gives new construction an exception to those laws

A

Zoning variance

168
Q

The emotional response to a loss due to the death of one in whom emotional capital has been invested defines:

A

grief

169
Q

An adjustment process which expresses sorrow and reorganizes life after a loss defines:

A

mourning

170
Q

Which of the following purposes does a funeral rite serve?

A

2 - honors the life that has been lived
3 - provides a social function
4 - permits family and friends to call upon their faith and beliefs concerning the death

171
Q

Class or social level:

A

Determines how much money one spends for a funeral

172
Q

Helping people to facilitate uncomplicated grief to a healthy completion of the tasks of grieving within a reasonable timeframe best defines:

A

grief counseling

173
Q

Using specialized techniques to help people with complicated grief reactions is known as:

A

grief therapy

174
Q

Which statement is most descriptive of acute grief?

A

Grief causes strong reactions

175
Q

Which of the following skills are useful during post-funeral follow-up?

A

1 - openness
2 - refraining from making rebutting statements

176
Q

A surviving spouse:

A

May be guaranteed a percentage of the probate estate, by statute

177
Q

A proportional reduction of a legacy when there are insufficient funds or assets to pay it in full is a (n):

A

abatement

178
Q

One who is entitled to inherit property by law is a (n);

A

heir

179
Q

A will is ineffective if:

A

A valid subsequent will revoked it

180
Q

A gift, by will, of real estate is called:

A

a devise

181
Q

The right of disposal

A

Does not necessarily include the duty to pay funeral expenses

182
Q

A nun-cupative will is:

A

an oral will

183
Q

The secondary right to control final disposition of a deceased person rest with:

A

state

184
Q

A party may not provide for the control of his property forever. The rules against this are referred to as rules against :

A

perpetuity

185
Q

The wishes of a decedent as to how his body should be disposed of:

A

Are given considerable weight, but are not conclusive

186
Q

If a decedent specifies in his will that he should be buried by a specific funeral director:

A

His wishes are not legally binding

187
Q

The written direction in the decedents will to be buried by a particular funeral director:

A

Does not give the funeral director a vested right

188
Q

With regard to dead bodies the state has a:

A

Secondary duty to dispose

189
Q

The primary right of disposal rest with:

A

The surviving spouse if one exists

190
Q

If an entombed casket lies parallel to the crypt front, this is known as a:

A

Couch crypt

191
Q

The price of an individual crypt or niche will largely depend upon:

A

location

192
Q

A kind of urn decoration consisting of thin wires soldered to the unfinished urn’s surface to create a design, filled with enamels and then fired is:

A

Cloisonne

193
Q

Which century has the highest cremation rate % in the United States?

A

21st

194
Q

The agency responsible for production, administration and integrity of the national board examination is the:

A

International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards

195
Q

The agency in charge of developing the curriculum and accreditation standards for funeral service educational programs in United States is the:

A

American Board of Funeral Service Education

196
Q

The Tahara, as performed by Chevra Kadisha, is an example of a:

A

ritual

197
Q

The director arrives in a liturgical church for a service in which the processional and recessional includes clergy, casket bearers, casket, and family. If the aisle is only wide enough to accommodate the casket, the casket bearers should:

A

walk in front of the casket, behind the clergy

198
Q

The purpose in using a pall in a Catholic service is to represent:

A

Baptism ????

199
Q

At the conclusion of a Greek orthodox funeral service, the congregation would pass by the casket and:

A
200
Q

The disposition of human remains by burial, without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body present, except for a graveside service is the definition of a(n):

A

immediate burial

201
Q

In an eastern orthodox church, the open area (sometimes raised) before the alter is called the:

A

solea

202
Q

Rules and regulations passed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are examples of:

A

administrative law

203
Q

A notice of complaint given to a defendant, defining the complaint, and a time frame for which an answer must be received is a(n):

A

summons

204
Q

A contract to keep an offer open for a specified period of time supported by consideration is called:

A

an option

205
Q

A writing sign by the seller conveying title to real property is a:

A

deed

206
Q

A legal instrument authorizing payment of insurance funds for funeral expenses to a funeral home is a(n):

A

assignment of proceedes

207
Q

Activities of a corporation which have exceeded its power are characterized as:

A

Ultra Vires

208
Q

The liability of a stockholder is:

A

limited to his investment

209
Q

A principal may be held liable for:

A

wrongful acts of his agent in the course of his agency?????

210
Q

The management of a corporation is conducted as follows:

A

Stockholders elect a board of directors who elect officers to operate the business

211
Q

What was the time period Scandinavians cremated their dead?

A

Middle Bronze Age (2200 BC to 1570 Bc) through the Iron Age (1200 BC to 550 BC)

212
Q

Location of the First Crematory

A

Washington, Pennsylvania

213
Q

Who conducted the first cremation in the US?

A

Dr. Julius LeMoyne

214
Q

When did the first cremations take place

A

Early Stone Age
3000 BC

215
Q

What is the final resting place for souls according to the Greeks?

A

Elysian Fields

216
Q

When did Greece begin cremation?

A

1000 BC IRON AGE

217
Q

Ages of Time

A

Stone Age
Bronze Age: 3000 BC
Iron Age: 1200 BC-600BC (classical)
Medieval/Middle: 475-1500 CE

218
Q

What cultural group established a more prominent role in undertaking?

A

The lay undertaker evolved from the ancient Romans.

219
Q

An exterior material covering a casket with a raised design above the surface is said to be:

A

Embossed

220
Q

Another term for the overlay is the:

A

throw

221
Q

Differences between in-line and retort-style cremators

A

Differences in
- gas flow (primary difference)
- shape of ports and chambers
- placement of the secondary chamber

222
Q

Gas flow in retort

A

front to back

223
Q

The dimensions of a particular casket are 6’6” long and 23” wide. A casket invoiced as 6’6” XX would be how many inches wide?

A

27

each X equals 2 inches

224
Q

fatalistic suicide

A

Suicide resulting from a hopeless situation is

225
Q

egoistic suicide

A

Suicide that occurs when one is not well integrated into a social group

226
Q

Worden’s Tasks of Mourning

A

Task 1: To accept the reality of the loss..
Task 2: To work through the pain of grief.
Task 3: To adjust to the environment in which the deceased is missing.
Task 4: To emotionally relocate the deceased and move on with life.

227
Q

What helps with smooth movement of the cremation container into the cremation chamber?

A

High-Density Cardboard Rollers

228
Q

Kippah (Yamaka, Yarmulke)

A

The skull cap worn by males at temple and funeral services.

229
Q

What religion began during woman’s suffrage?

A

church of christ scientists

230
Q

How many caskets, according to merchandising guidelines, should be shown in a casket selection room?

A

12 minimum and 30 maximum

231
Q

Statement of Death by Funeral Director

A

SSA 721

232
Q

Who accompanies Armed Forces to the place of burial?

A

escort

233
Q

In the case of stillbirth or neonatal death, hospitals encourage parents to name the baby, dress it, and hold and spend time with it. This is to help parents through which task of mourning is this:

A

Accepting the reality of the loss

234
Q

A duty to make good any loss, damage, or liability incurred by another is:

A

Indemnity

235
Q

Kohlberg’s Stages of Development

A

Kohlberg’s Stage 1
(Preconventional Level)
Punishment and obedience orientation

Kohlberg’s Stage 2
(Preconventional Level)
“Getting what you want” by trade-off

Kohlberg’s Stage 3
(Conventional Level)
Seeks social approval, apply rules rigidly and literally. Meeting others expectations

Kohlberg’s Stage 4
(Conventional Level)
Fulfilling duties and upholding laws

Kohlberg’s Stage 5
(Post Conventional Level)
Sense of democracy and relativity to rules

Kohlberg’s Stage 6
(Post Conventional Level)
Self selection of universal ethical principles.

236
Q

Durable Power of Attorney

A
  • Can be used whether the principal is incapacitated or not
  • preinjury and post injury
237
Q

Stringing power of attorney

A
  • activates on a future date or when a specified even occurs
  • post-injury
238
Q

General power of attorney

A
  • activates immediately, but expires if incapacitated
239
Q

Non-Durable Power of Attorney

A

only for a short period of time
- preinjury

240
Q

how long should funeral director wait to grab a pen during the arrangement conference

A

15 minutes

NBE/MO Funeral Service State Board Exams (24 decks)

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