Funeral Directing/ 296 Quizzes & Correct Ans.
Bishop - Answer: In the Roman Catholic faith, the head of a diocese.
Brother - Answer: In the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a
religious order without being ordained or while preparing for ordination.
Burial - Answer: Placing of a remains in an underground chamber; earth burial.
See Interment.
Burial-Transit Permit (Disposition Permit) - Answer: A legal document, issued by a
governmental agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead
human body.
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,Cadaver - Answer: A dead human body intended solely for scientific study and
dissection.
Calling Hours (Visiting Hours) - Answer: Time at which the family and friends may
view the deceased.
Candelabrum - Answer: A large ornamental candlestick holder with several
branches, and each supporting a candle.
Canopy (Cemetery Tent) - Answer: A portable shelter employed to cover the grave
area during the committal.
Cantor - Answer: A religious singer who assists the clergy; assists the Rabbi in the
Jewish faith; assists the Priest in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
Cardinal - Answer: In the Roman Catholic faith, a dignity conferred upon Bishops
making them Princes of the Church.
Cash Advance - Answer: Payment made by the funeral home to another business
or person on the family's behalf.
Casket - Answer: (From the French "casse," a chest of valuable possessions); a
case or receptacle into which human
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,Casket Bearer (Pallbearer) - Answer: One who actively bears or carries the casket
during the funeral service and at the committal service.
Casket Selection Room - Answer: A room in the funeral home in which caskets are
placed for family viewing at the time of arrangements.
Casket Spray - Answer: A floral arrangement which is designed to be placed on the
top of a casket.
Casket Standard - Answer: The stand or support upon which the casket rests.
Catacombs - Answer: An underground cemetery for burial purposes.
Catafalque - Answer: A rigid movable standard upon which the casket rests during
the funeral service and/or while laying in state.
Celebrant - Answer: The officiant who celebrates the Mass in the Roman Catholic
Church.
Cemetery - Answer: An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final
disposition of dead human bodies.
Cemetery Tent - Answer: See Canopy.
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, Cenotaph - Answer: (From the Greek "Kenos" (empty) plus "Taphos" (tomb); a
monument erected to the memory of the dead, but containing no remains.
Ceremony - Answer: Similar to ritual but it may, or may not, have symbolic
content.
Ceremony (Ritual) - Answer: An instrumental action dealing with death, that is
also expressional and that may or may not be charged with symbolic content
expressing, among other things, the attitudes of the participants and possible
onlookers
Certified Copy of Death Certificate - Answer: A legal copy of the original death
certificate.
Chancel - Answer: The place about the altar of the church, usually enclosed for
clergy and other officials; the sanctuary and choir.
Chanting - Answer: The singing or intoning of all or portions of liturgical service.
Chapel - Answer: A building or designated area of a building in which services are
conducted.
Chaplain - Answer: An ecclesiastic attached to the military or to the chapel of an
institution.
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Bishop - Answer: In the Roman Catholic faith, the head of a diocese.
Brother - Answer: In the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a
religious order without being ordained or while preparing for ordination.
Burial - Answer: Placing of a remains in an underground chamber; earth burial.
See Interment.
Burial-Transit Permit (Disposition Permit) - Answer: A legal document, issued by a
governmental agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead
human body.
Page 1 of 35
,Cadaver - Answer: A dead human body intended solely for scientific study and
dissection.
Calling Hours (Visiting Hours) - Answer: Time at which the family and friends may
view the deceased.
Candelabrum - Answer: A large ornamental candlestick holder with several
branches, and each supporting a candle.
Canopy (Cemetery Tent) - Answer: A portable shelter employed to cover the grave
area during the committal.
Cantor - Answer: A religious singer who assists the clergy; assists the Rabbi in the
Jewish faith; assists the Priest in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
Cardinal - Answer: In the Roman Catholic faith, a dignity conferred upon Bishops
making them Princes of the Church.
Cash Advance - Answer: Payment made by the funeral home to another business
or person on the family's behalf.
Casket - Answer: (From the French "casse," a chest of valuable possessions); a
case or receptacle into which human
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,Casket Bearer (Pallbearer) - Answer: One who actively bears or carries the casket
during the funeral service and at the committal service.
Casket Selection Room - Answer: A room in the funeral home in which caskets are
placed for family viewing at the time of arrangements.
Casket Spray - Answer: A floral arrangement which is designed to be placed on the
top of a casket.
Casket Standard - Answer: The stand or support upon which the casket rests.
Catacombs - Answer: An underground cemetery for burial purposes.
Catafalque - Answer: A rigid movable standard upon which the casket rests during
the funeral service and/or while laying in state.
Celebrant - Answer: The officiant who celebrates the Mass in the Roman Catholic
Church.
Cemetery - Answer: An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final
disposition of dead human bodies.
Cemetery Tent - Answer: See Canopy.
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, Cenotaph - Answer: (From the Greek "Kenos" (empty) plus "Taphos" (tomb); a
monument erected to the memory of the dead, but containing no remains.
Ceremony - Answer: Similar to ritual but it may, or may not, have symbolic
content.
Ceremony (Ritual) - Answer: An instrumental action dealing with death, that is
also expressional and that may or may not be charged with symbolic content
expressing, among other things, the attitudes of the participants and possible
onlookers
Certified Copy of Death Certificate - Answer: A legal copy of the original death
certificate.
Chancel - Answer: The place about the altar of the church, usually enclosed for
clergy and other officials; the sanctuary and choir.
Chanting - Answer: The singing or intoning of all or portions of liturgical service.
Chapel - Answer: A building or designated area of a building in which services are
conducted.
Chaplain - Answer: An ecclesiastic attached to the military or to the chapel of an
institution.
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