PA State Board of Funeral Directors Exam:
Jurisprudence UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Official name of the Board - CORRECT ANSWER - State Board of Funeral Directors of
the Departmnet of State of the Commonwealth
How many members serve on the board? - CORRECT ANSWER -9
How are members of the board appointed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Appointed by the
Governor with advice and consent of the Senate.
What are the qualifications of board members? - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be licensed
funeral directors of good moral character who have practiced for 10 years
How long is the term for members of the board? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 years
What happens at the end of a board member's term if a successor has not been appointed? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Member will continue to serve for a period not to exceed 6
months
What are the leadership offices on the board? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chairman and
Secretary
What is the compensation/remuneration for the board members and officers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - $60 dollars per diem and reasonable travel and other expenses
How many members constitutes a quorum for the board? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
, How can a board member be removed from the board prior to completion of his or her term? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Failure to attend 3 consecutive meetings shall forfeit his seat
unless the absences are excused due to illness or death of an immediate family member
What would be an ultra vires act for the board? - CORRECT ANSWER - To regulate
beyond the scope of their authority; e.g. to attempt to place regulations on outside hair dressers
who come to funeral homes to style and cut the hair of a decedent.
What is the ultimate license which an individual my acquire from the board? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Funeral Director's License
What are the requirements to obtain a funeral director's license in PA? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. US citizen age 21 or older
2. Graduated High School
3. Graduated from approved Mortuary School
4. One year resident internship
5. Passed the National Board Exam
6. Passed the State Board Exam
What acts constitute "funeral directing?" - CORRECT ANSWER - - Care of the deceased
- Burial or cremation or embalming
- Transportation of the deceased
- Supervision of burial or other disposal
- Making arrangements for funeral services
- Selling funeral merchandise for use in a funeral service
- Making financial arrangements to render funeral services
Give examples of conduct that is performed in the funeral industry but is not included in the
definition of funeral directing - CORRECT ANSWER - Application of cosmetics,
preparing the hair of the deceased, selling items commonly used for funeral services for means
outside of funeral service
Jurisprudence UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Official name of the Board - CORRECT ANSWER - State Board of Funeral Directors of
the Departmnet of State of the Commonwealth
How many members serve on the board? - CORRECT ANSWER -9
How are members of the board appointed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Appointed by the
Governor with advice and consent of the Senate.
What are the qualifications of board members? - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be licensed
funeral directors of good moral character who have practiced for 10 years
How long is the term for members of the board? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 years
What happens at the end of a board member's term if a successor has not been appointed? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Member will continue to serve for a period not to exceed 6
months
What are the leadership offices on the board? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chairman and
Secretary
What is the compensation/remuneration for the board members and officers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - $60 dollars per diem and reasonable travel and other expenses
How many members constitutes a quorum for the board? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
, How can a board member be removed from the board prior to completion of his or her term? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Failure to attend 3 consecutive meetings shall forfeit his seat
unless the absences are excused due to illness or death of an immediate family member
What would be an ultra vires act for the board? - CORRECT ANSWER - To regulate
beyond the scope of their authority; e.g. to attempt to place regulations on outside hair dressers
who come to funeral homes to style and cut the hair of a decedent.
What is the ultimate license which an individual my acquire from the board? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Funeral Director's License
What are the requirements to obtain a funeral director's license in PA? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. US citizen age 21 or older
2. Graduated High School
3. Graduated from approved Mortuary School
4. One year resident internship
5. Passed the National Board Exam
6. Passed the State Board Exam
What acts constitute "funeral directing?" - CORRECT ANSWER - - Care of the deceased
- Burial or cremation or embalming
- Transportation of the deceased
- Supervision of burial or other disposal
- Making arrangements for funeral services
- Selling funeral merchandise for use in a funeral service
- Making financial arrangements to render funeral services
Give examples of conduct that is performed in the funeral industry but is not included in the
definition of funeral directing - CORRECT ANSWER - Application of cosmetics,
preparing the hair of the deceased, selling items commonly used for funeral services for means
outside of funeral service
