Mortuary Administration UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Ninety-eight percent of the notifications of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of
a. personal contact
b. telephone
c. telegram
d. letter - CORRECT ANSWER- b. telephone
A burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except
a. remains which are used for scientific or educational study
b. interment entombment or cremation of a remains
c. moving a remains from a state where the death occurred
d. Catholic Burial Mass - CORRECT ANSWER- d. Catholic Burial Mass
The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is
a. interment
b. entombment
c. cremation
d. inurnment - CORRECT ANSWER- b. entombment
A container for cremains is called
a. columbarium
b. urn
c. niche
d. retort - CORRECT ANSWER- b. urn
,The holy book of the Islam faith is the
a. masjid
b. mosque
c. koran
d. jinazah - CORRECT ANSWER- c. koran
The person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the
a. member of the family
b. medical examiner
c. minister
d. police - CORRECT ANSWER- a. member of the family
Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the funeral
director shoud
a. leave the jewelry on the deceased
b. remove the jewelry and place it on the nearest table
c. check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
d. place the jewelry in a valuable bag and take it with you - CORRECT ANSWER- c. check
with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service Education?
a. Grant accreditiation to qualified schools and colleges teaching funeral service
b. Further education in the field of funeral service
c. Formulate standards for funeral service education
d. Administer the National Board Exam - CORRECT ANSWER- d. Administer the National
Board Exam
An obituary can best be defined as
a. a brief biographical sketch of a person's life
,b. a death notice giving only the time, date and place of the funeral service
c. one of the certificates that must be filed with the local registrar
d. a letter of praise for the deceased - CORRECT ANSWER- a. a brief biographical sketch of
a person's life
The death certificate contains all of the following except the
a. doctor's signature
b. cause of death
c. religious affiliation
d. age of the deceased - CORRECT ANSWER- c. religious affiliation
When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a Presbyterian church
for the funeral service, the FD normally provides all of the following except the
a. floral display equipment
b. church truck
c. ushering
d. prie dieu - CORRECT ANSWER- d. prie dieu
The NFDA "Code of Ethics" is bsed upon
a. legal statutes
b. by-laws of the NFDA
c. state boards
d. the Golden Rule - CORRECT ANSWER- d. the Golden Rule
When a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the
a. health officer
b. coroner
c. police
, d. lawyer - CORRECT ANSWER- b. coroner
The committal service is usually held at the
a. place of death
b. home of the deceased
c. funeral home
d. grave site - CORRECT ANSWER- d. grave site
Of the following, who has the preference to recieve the burial flag for a deceased veteran?
a. Grandfather
b. Father
c. Mother
d. Brother - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Father
The part of a handle of a casket the casketbearer grasps to lift the casket is called the
a. lug
b. arm
c. bar
d. tip - CORRECT ANSWER- c. bar
The Jewish term for a seven day mourning period that begins on the day of burial is
a. sholoshim
b. taharah
c. yarkzeit
d. shivah - CORRECT ANSWER- d. shivah
In the Jewish faith, the skull cap worn by the men at temple and funeral services is a
a. kippah
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Ninety-eight percent of the notifications of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of
a. personal contact
b. telephone
c. telegram
d. letter - CORRECT ANSWER- b. telephone
A burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except
a. remains which are used for scientific or educational study
b. interment entombment or cremation of a remains
c. moving a remains from a state where the death occurred
d. Catholic Burial Mass - CORRECT ANSWER- d. Catholic Burial Mass
The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is
a. interment
b. entombment
c. cremation
d. inurnment - CORRECT ANSWER- b. entombment
A container for cremains is called
a. columbarium
b. urn
c. niche
d. retort - CORRECT ANSWER- b. urn
,The holy book of the Islam faith is the
a. masjid
b. mosque
c. koran
d. jinazah - CORRECT ANSWER- c. koran
The person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the
a. member of the family
b. medical examiner
c. minister
d. police - CORRECT ANSWER- a. member of the family
Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the funeral
director shoud
a. leave the jewelry on the deceased
b. remove the jewelry and place it on the nearest table
c. check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
d. place the jewelry in a valuable bag and take it with you - CORRECT ANSWER- c. check
with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service Education?
a. Grant accreditiation to qualified schools and colleges teaching funeral service
b. Further education in the field of funeral service
c. Formulate standards for funeral service education
d. Administer the National Board Exam - CORRECT ANSWER- d. Administer the National
Board Exam
An obituary can best be defined as
a. a brief biographical sketch of a person's life
,b. a death notice giving only the time, date and place of the funeral service
c. one of the certificates that must be filed with the local registrar
d. a letter of praise for the deceased - CORRECT ANSWER- a. a brief biographical sketch of
a person's life
The death certificate contains all of the following except the
a. doctor's signature
b. cause of death
c. religious affiliation
d. age of the deceased - CORRECT ANSWER- c. religious affiliation
When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a Presbyterian church
for the funeral service, the FD normally provides all of the following except the
a. floral display equipment
b. church truck
c. ushering
d. prie dieu - CORRECT ANSWER- d. prie dieu
The NFDA "Code of Ethics" is bsed upon
a. legal statutes
b. by-laws of the NFDA
c. state boards
d. the Golden Rule - CORRECT ANSWER- d. the Golden Rule
When a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the
a. health officer
b. coroner
c. police
, d. lawyer - CORRECT ANSWER- b. coroner
The committal service is usually held at the
a. place of death
b. home of the deceased
c. funeral home
d. grave site - CORRECT ANSWER- d. grave site
Of the following, who has the preference to recieve the burial flag for a deceased veteran?
a. Grandfather
b. Father
c. Mother
d. Brother - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Father
The part of a handle of a casket the casketbearer grasps to lift the casket is called the
a. lug
b. arm
c. bar
d. tip - CORRECT ANSWER- c. bar
The Jewish term for a seven day mourning period that begins on the day of burial is
a. sholoshim
b. taharah
c. yarkzeit
d. shivah - CORRECT ANSWER- d. shivah
In the Jewish faith, the skull cap worn by the men at temple and funeral services is a
a. kippah
