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It is believed that the first cremation took place during the early
✓ -:- Stone Age
It is believed that the first cremations took place around
✓ -:- 3000 B.C.
Who said, "Show me the manner in which a nation or community cares for its dead and I
will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect
for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals."?
✓ -:- William Gladstone
Although faith and religious beliefs continue to influence death practices, in ancient
_______ we begin to see the development of an independent funeral industry.
✓ -:- Rome
Who developed the grand columbaria, containing niches for urns to house the cremated
remains?
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✓ -:- Romans
Who constructed the first crematory in the United States?
✓ -:- Dr. Francis LeMoyne
What year is considered the dawn of the cremation age in North America?
✓ -:- 1876
Where did Dr. LeMoyne perform his first cremation?
✓ -:- Washing, Pennsylvania
What is defined as the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by
intense heat in a specifically designed chamber, utilizing direct flame?
✓ -:- Cremation
When utilizing a third party crematory, where is it best practice to go following a removal
from the place of death?
✓ -:- Funeral facility
The verification of identification of the deceased begins at the place of death and ends
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✓ -:- When the authorized family members receive the container holding cremated
remains and at the place of final disposition
When is it alright to take a photograph for identification purposes?
✓ -:- When the authorizing agent(s) have given written permission
If a family is adamant about not viewing the deceased, what should the next step be?
✓ -:- Request a waiver be signed releasing the funeral provider of liabilities of
misidentification
If a family chooses to sign a waiver refusing identification of the deceased, what should a
funeral practitioner still be concerned about?
✓ -:- Misidentification, and the other deceased's loved ones, and not receiving
signatures from all authorizing agents
When working with a family who has chosen cremation, it is important to leave nothing to
chance, it is important to document which of the following?
1. Personal effects to be removed prior to cremation
2. Personal effects to be cremated with the deceased
3. Necessary removal of specific medical devices
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