Pearson's Practice Exam - Arts (Actual) Questions and Answers

Pearson's Practice Exam - Arts (Actual) Questions and Answers A funeral service is arranged in advance of need. At the time of the arrangement conference, upon review of the pre-need contract, the practitioner notices the contract is written so that the funeral contract will be paid in full at the completion of the arrangements from the money paid into the pre-need contract. Which of the following terms would be applicable when describing this pre-need situation? - Answer- pre- funded guaranteed contract The increments between casket prices, when arranged in order of their increasing value, is called - Answer- progression If an individual was intoxicated when the contractual portion of the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected was signed, the contract is - Answer- voidable An irrevocable funded preneed funeral contract stipulates that the - Answer- funds cannot be refunded What are ritual garments worn by clergy? - Answer- vestments When releasing cremated remains the practitioner should obtain which of the following? - Answer- signature What statement is true regarding the funeral cortège to the cemetery? - Answer- the cortege may pass a stopped school bus? A document required by the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain burial benefits is a - Answer- separation/discharge form. Which fraternal organization uses a sheepskin apron to be placed on a deceased member? - Answer- Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Blame directed outward is the definition of: - Answer- anger What statement describes the proper technique for answering the funeral establishment phone? - Answer- Should give the caller the name of the person answering the phone Blame directed inward is the definition of: - Answer- guilt Traditionally, the name given to a symbolic cloth covering placed over the casket is a/an: - Answer- pall A funeral practitioner must obtain authorization to cremate a body from the - Answer- person who has right of disposition A man died at the local extended-care facility. His family left instructions for the facility to call the funeral home upon his death. When the practitioner arrives to remove the body, what type of contract does the funeral home have with the family of the deceased? - Answer- expressed The largest deceased to be cremated for the day is 300 lbs., the smallest to be cremated is 95 lbs. Which of the following statements is true: - Answer- the largest decedents are always cremated first What is a determinant of grief? - Answer- concurrent stresses A burial container that is broader at the shoulders than at the head or feet, is called a - Answer- coffin What religious groups prohibit cremation? - Answer- Orthodox Jews and Muslims Upon arrival at the cemetery for a committal service the practitioner should first - Answer- assemble the pallbearers behind the funeral coach. With what religion would the practitioner ensure that the casket is closed during the funeral service in the church? - Answer- Episcopal What form of therapy best describes helping an individual cope with grief following the death of a loved one? - Answer- grief therapy The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Funeral Rule requires that the Outer Burial Container Price List contain the 1. name of the funeral home. 2. effective date of the price list