Funeral Arts National Board Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
1. A will is an instrument for the ordered disposition of real and personal property that
is to take effect upon death. Which of the following is a requirement for a will to take
effect? - ✔✔a. The will has a codicil.
2. The Funeral Rule, which is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has
many provisions. These include mandated disclosures and restrictive actions. At the
very start of a face- to-face discussion with the public regarding the selection of funeral
goods or services and/or the prices of them, the funeral director is required to give the
consumer: - ✔✔
a. The GPL for retention upon collection and signed receipt of the Consumer Protection
Fee b. The price for each item the consumer requests on dated company letterhead - ✔✔
c. The GPL for retention, and the casket and vault price list for reference only - ✔✔
d. The casket price list and vault price list for retention, and the GPL for reference only -
✔✔
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,3. The person with the authority and duty of final disposition who may or may not have
"actual" custody (physical possession) of the deceased at a particular moment is
considered to have what kind of custody? - ✔✔
a. Caveat emptor b. Constructive c. Consignment d. Endowment - ✔✔
4. An insolvent estate is an estate of a deceased person whose assets are insufficient to
pay the estate's debts, taxes, and administrative expenses. It is the state statute that
controls the priority of these claims. In most states, though, the priority of claims—from
top priority to lowest—is ordered as follows: - ✔✔
a. Taxes, funeral expenses, and medical bills - ✔✔
b. Medical bills, taxes, and funeral expenses - ✔✔
c. Funeral expenses, administration expenses, and taxes d. Administration expenses,
funeral expenses, and taxes - ✔✔
5. A federal government agency created to promote consumer protection, encourage
free and fair competition, and prevent what regulators determine to be anti-competitive
business practices is called: - ✔✔
a. FTC - ✔✔
b. ICCFA c. OSHA d. NFDA - ✔✔
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,6. A wrongful act by a person for which damages can be sought by the injured party
through a civil lawsuit is called a: - ✔✔
a. Tort - ✔✔
b. Mutilation c. Obstruction d. Replevin - ✔✔
7. The power of a government to impose what it considers reasonable restrictions and
laws on its citizens for the maintenance of public safety, health, order, and welfare is
called: - ✔✔
a. Tort - ✔✔
b. Police power - ✔✔
c. Restrictive covenant d. Uniform probate code - ✔✔
8. Which of the following funeral rites is conducted without the presence of the
casketed body? a. Entombment service - ✔✔
b. Memorial service - ✔✔
c. Graveside service - ✔✔
d. Traditional or complete cremation service - ✔✔
9. A deceased veteran or reservist who was entitled to receive retired military pay
qualifies to receive an American flag after the completion and submittal of the
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, APPLICATION FOR UNITED STATES FLAG FOR BURIAL PURPOSES form, also
known as: - ✔✔
a. VA Form 21-530 b. SSA-721 - ✔✔
c. VA form 90-2008 d. VA form 40-1330 - ✔✔
10. A portable stretcher used by both ambulances and funeral homes to move the
injured or deceased that is considered to be the most important item for transferring
remains from a house or an institution is called a: - ✔✔
a. Cot - ✔✔
b. Flexible stretcher c. Transfer vehicle d. Church truck - ✔✔
11. Which of the following accurately describe the purposes of a death certificate? - ✔✔
i. Shows vital statistics and cause of death for medical or actuarial research - ✔✔
ii. Is the legal permanent record of the deceased - ✔✔
iii. Is the legal document issued by the proper government agency authorizing the
transportation and/or disposition of human remains - ✔✔
iv. Is the legal record that final disposition has occurred a. i , ii, and iv - ✔✔
b. ii and iv - ✔✔
c. i and ii - ✔✔
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
1. A will is an instrument for the ordered disposition of real and personal property that
is to take effect upon death. Which of the following is a requirement for a will to take
effect? - ✔✔a. The will has a codicil.
2. The Funeral Rule, which is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has
many provisions. These include mandated disclosures and restrictive actions. At the
very start of a face- to-face discussion with the public regarding the selection of funeral
goods or services and/or the prices of them, the funeral director is required to give the
consumer: - ✔✔
a. The GPL for retention upon collection and signed receipt of the Consumer Protection
Fee b. The price for each item the consumer requests on dated company letterhead - ✔✔
c. The GPL for retention, and the casket and vault price list for reference only - ✔✔
d. The casket price list and vault price list for retention, and the GPL for reference only -
✔✔
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,3. The person with the authority and duty of final disposition who may or may not have
"actual" custody (physical possession) of the deceased at a particular moment is
considered to have what kind of custody? - ✔✔
a. Caveat emptor b. Constructive c. Consignment d. Endowment - ✔✔
4. An insolvent estate is an estate of a deceased person whose assets are insufficient to
pay the estate's debts, taxes, and administrative expenses. It is the state statute that
controls the priority of these claims. In most states, though, the priority of claims—from
top priority to lowest—is ordered as follows: - ✔✔
a. Taxes, funeral expenses, and medical bills - ✔✔
b. Medical bills, taxes, and funeral expenses - ✔✔
c. Funeral expenses, administration expenses, and taxes d. Administration expenses,
funeral expenses, and taxes - ✔✔
5. A federal government agency created to promote consumer protection, encourage
free and fair competition, and prevent what regulators determine to be anti-competitive
business practices is called: - ✔✔
a. FTC - ✔✔
b. ICCFA c. OSHA d. NFDA - ✔✔
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,6. A wrongful act by a person for which damages can be sought by the injured party
through a civil lawsuit is called a: - ✔✔
a. Tort - ✔✔
b. Mutilation c. Obstruction d. Replevin - ✔✔
7. The power of a government to impose what it considers reasonable restrictions and
laws on its citizens for the maintenance of public safety, health, order, and welfare is
called: - ✔✔
a. Tort - ✔✔
b. Police power - ✔✔
c. Restrictive covenant d. Uniform probate code - ✔✔
8. Which of the following funeral rites is conducted without the presence of the
casketed body? a. Entombment service - ✔✔
b. Memorial service - ✔✔
c. Graveside service - ✔✔
d. Traditional or complete cremation service - ✔✔
9. A deceased veteran or reservist who was entitled to receive retired military pay
qualifies to receive an American flag after the completion and submittal of the
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, APPLICATION FOR UNITED STATES FLAG FOR BURIAL PURPOSES form, also
known as: - ✔✔
a. VA Form 21-530 b. SSA-721 - ✔✔
c. VA form 90-2008 d. VA form 40-1330 - ✔✔
10. A portable stretcher used by both ambulances and funeral homes to move the
injured or deceased that is considered to be the most important item for transferring
remains from a house or an institution is called a: - ✔✔
a. Cot - ✔✔
b. Flexible stretcher c. Transfer vehicle d. Church truck - ✔✔
11. Which of the following accurately describe the purposes of a death certificate? - ✔✔
i. Shows vital statistics and cause of death for medical or actuarial research - ✔✔
ii. Is the legal permanent record of the deceased - ✔✔
iii. Is the legal document issued by the proper government agency authorizing the
transportation and/or disposition of human remains - ✔✔
iv. Is the legal record that final disposition has occurred a. i , ii, and iv - ✔✔
b. ii and iv - ✔✔
c. i and ii - ✔✔
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