NC FUNERAL LAW EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTION SET ONE
◉ _______ credit(s) is/are available for mortuary science courses
attended prior to becoming an active licensee of the NC Board of
funeral service. Answer: No credit.
◉ What is the length of time that an apprentice has to file their
reports with the Board following the reported calendar month?
Answer: 10 days after the calendar month.
◉ Except for a/an ________, preneed funds shall not be deposited into
a funeral home's bank accounts. Answer: Clearing account.
◉ A funeral director that first assumes custody of a dead body or
fetus of ____ completed weeks gestation or more shall complete and
file a notification of death. Answer: Twenty.
◉ Is a trainee allowed to have more than one job or vocation?
Answer: Yes.
◉ Generally speaking, will the Board renew a license if a licensee has
not completed the minimal number of continuing education hours?
Answer: No.
,◉ A person that dies from the following disease is to not be
embalmed, but the body shall be placed in a tightly sealed container
and not re-opened. Answer: Smallpox.
◉ What photographs are allowed to be made of a dead human body?
Answer: None without the consent of the immediate next-of-kin or
the spouse or other authorizing agent.
◉ The persons making the funeral arrangements for a deceased
member shall have ____ from the date of death in which to make
demand upon the burial association for the funeral benefits to which
such member was entitled. Answer: Thirty days.
◉ There is an opening on the inspection staff working with the
North Carolina Board of Funeral Service. Mary is a licensed
embalmer. Is it possible for her to apply for, and get, this job?
Answer: No.
◉ The North Carolina Board of Funeral Service board members are
placed there through a/an ______ process. Answer: Appointment.
◉ A certificate of resident traineeship shall be signed by whom?
Answer: The resident trainee.
, ◉ Wendell has already completed his apprenticeship and is ready
for his mortuary education. What is the length of time that he must
sit for the exam before he must complete another resident
traineeship? Answer: Five years.
◉ When speaking of burial associations, no benefits will be paid in
cases of suicidal death of any member within ___ from the date of the
membership certificate. Answer: Twelve months.
◉ How many days does an accused licensee have to respond to the
accusation after receiving the complaint from the Board? Answer: 15
days.
◉ What is the primary difference between a preneed and a
prearrangement? Answer: If it is funded.
◉ Skipmore, Inc. wanted to give a continuing education seminar for
funeral licensees on how to make more money. Their petition was
denied, however; because the Board clearly states that benefits of
learning and reviewing skills will be utilized and applied to: Answer:
Assure proper service to the public.
◉ A physician or medical officer certifying a decedent's death shall
do so no more than: Answer: 3 days following the death.
QUESTION SET ONE
◉ _______ credit(s) is/are available for mortuary science courses
attended prior to becoming an active licensee of the NC Board of
funeral service. Answer: No credit.
◉ What is the length of time that an apprentice has to file their
reports with the Board following the reported calendar month?
Answer: 10 days after the calendar month.
◉ Except for a/an ________, preneed funds shall not be deposited into
a funeral home's bank accounts. Answer: Clearing account.
◉ A funeral director that first assumes custody of a dead body or
fetus of ____ completed weeks gestation or more shall complete and
file a notification of death. Answer: Twenty.
◉ Is a trainee allowed to have more than one job or vocation?
Answer: Yes.
◉ Generally speaking, will the Board renew a license if a licensee has
not completed the minimal number of continuing education hours?
Answer: No.
,◉ A person that dies from the following disease is to not be
embalmed, but the body shall be placed in a tightly sealed container
and not re-opened. Answer: Smallpox.
◉ What photographs are allowed to be made of a dead human body?
Answer: None without the consent of the immediate next-of-kin or
the spouse or other authorizing agent.
◉ The persons making the funeral arrangements for a deceased
member shall have ____ from the date of death in which to make
demand upon the burial association for the funeral benefits to which
such member was entitled. Answer: Thirty days.
◉ There is an opening on the inspection staff working with the
North Carolina Board of Funeral Service. Mary is a licensed
embalmer. Is it possible for her to apply for, and get, this job?
Answer: No.
◉ The North Carolina Board of Funeral Service board members are
placed there through a/an ______ process. Answer: Appointment.
◉ A certificate of resident traineeship shall be signed by whom?
Answer: The resident trainee.
, ◉ Wendell has already completed his apprenticeship and is ready
for his mortuary education. What is the length of time that he must
sit for the exam before he must complete another resident
traineeship? Answer: Five years.
◉ When speaking of burial associations, no benefits will be paid in
cases of suicidal death of any member within ___ from the date of the
membership certificate. Answer: Twelve months.
◉ How many days does an accused licensee have to respond to the
accusation after receiving the complaint from the Board? Answer: 15
days.
◉ What is the primary difference between a preneed and a
prearrangement? Answer: If it is funded.
◉ Skipmore, Inc. wanted to give a continuing education seminar for
funeral licensees on how to make more money. Their petition was
denied, however; because the Board clearly states that benefits of
learning and reviewing skills will be utilized and applied to: Answer:
Assure proper service to the public.
◉ A physician or medical officer certifying a decedent's death shall
do so no more than: Answer: 3 days following the death.
