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CALIFORNIA FUNERAL DIRECTOR
LICENSE EXAM 2026/2027
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
embalmer - ANSWER-one who is duly qualified to disinfect or
preserve human remains by injection or external application of
antiseptics, disinfectants, or preservative fluids
apprentice embalmer - ANSWER-person engaged in the study
of embalming under the instruction and supervision of a
licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a
licensed embalmer
funeral director - ANSWER-person engaged in or conducting of
preparing remains for burial or disposal, maintaining an
establishment, or using the title "funeral director", "undertaker",
or "mortician"
funeral establishment - ANSWER-place of business conducted
in a building devoted exclusively to those activities related to
preparation and arrangement for dispostion
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trustee - ANSWER-banking institution or trust company
handling funds
trustor - ANSWER-person who pays money
beneficiary - ANSWER-person for whom the services are
arranged
corpus of the trust - ANSWER-all monies paid and securities
delivered by trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? -
ANSWER-division 3, chapter 12 of B&P code
what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? -
ANSWER-licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions
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what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral
bureau? - ANSWER-protection of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau
may __________ relating to ____________. - ANSWER-adopt
& enforce rules and regs; practice of embalming, business of
funeral directing, sanitary conditions for places of business,
apprentices and students, scope of exams, and carrying out
provisions relating to peace, health, safety, welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - ANSWER-those in
which the business of a funeral director is conducted,
embalming is practiced, or human remains stored
what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau? -
ANSWER-state funeral directors & embalmers fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to -
ANSWER-officers of public institution or medical college,
hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for the interment of
human dead
CALIFORNIA FUNERAL DIRECTOR
LICENSE EXAM 2026/2027
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
embalmer - ANSWER-one who is duly qualified to disinfect or
preserve human remains by injection or external application of
antiseptics, disinfectants, or preservative fluids
apprentice embalmer - ANSWER-person engaged in the study
of embalming under the instruction and supervision of a
licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a
licensed embalmer
funeral director - ANSWER-person engaged in or conducting of
preparing remains for burial or disposal, maintaining an
establishment, or using the title "funeral director", "undertaker",
or "mortician"
funeral establishment - ANSWER-place of business conducted
in a building devoted exclusively to those activities related to
preparation and arrangement for dispostion
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trustee - ANSWER-banking institution or trust company
handling funds
trustor - ANSWER-person who pays money
beneficiary - ANSWER-person for whom the services are
arranged
corpus of the trust - ANSWER-all monies paid and securities
delivered by trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? -
ANSWER-division 3, chapter 12 of B&P code
what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? -
ANSWER-licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions
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what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral
bureau? - ANSWER-protection of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau
may __________ relating to ____________. - ANSWER-adopt
& enforce rules and regs; practice of embalming, business of
funeral directing, sanitary conditions for places of business,
apprentices and students, scope of exams, and carrying out
provisions relating to peace, health, safety, welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - ANSWER-those in
which the business of a funeral director is conducted,
embalming is practiced, or human remains stored
what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau? -
ANSWER-state funeral directors & embalmers fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to -
ANSWER-officers of public institution or medical college,
hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for the interment of
human dead
