AAMI FHM&M Comprehensive Review
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Coffin - CORRECT ANSWER - A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is
anthropoid in shape
Casket FTC - CORRECT ANSWER - a rigid container which is designed for the
encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, or like material
and ornamented and lined with fabric.
Casket ABFSE - CORRECT ANSWER - a case or receptacle in which human remains are
placed for protection, practical utility, and a suitable memory picture.
Casket ABFSE and - CORRECT ANSWER - any box or container of one or more parts in
which a dead human body is placed prior to interment, entombment, or cremation which may or
may not be permanently interred, entombed, or cremated with the dead human remains.
First US patent for a metallic coffin to - CORRECT ANSWER - James Gray 1836
Species of wood used for caskets - CORRECT ANSWER - Birch, Cherry, Mahogany,
Maple, Oak, Poplar, Walnut, Pine, Select hardwood or Salix and other species.
Softwood Species - CORRECT ANSWER - Gymnosperms are coniferous (cone bearing)
with needles or scale like foliage like pines or cedars.
Hardwood Species - CORRECT ANSWER - Angiosperms are broad-leaved deciduous
trees that annually lose their leaves like oaks and maples.
Mahogany 3 types - CORRECT ANSWER - South American Swietenia
,Philippine Shorea
African Khaya
Select Hardwood or Salix - CORRECT ANSWER - a casket constructed from a variety of
hardwoods including poplar, willow or cottonwood. The component parts of a single casket will
not necessarily be constructed of the same species of wood.
Production of good quality casket requires: - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid wood planks
between 1" and 4" in thickness- 130- 150 board feet of lumber with some up to 300 board feet.
Board-foot unit of dimensional measurement - CORRECT ANSWER - Equal to a piece of
lumber 12" square and 1" thick
Laminates - CORRECT ANSWER - Made by uniting superimposed layers of different
materials. Typically the uppermost (visible) layer is of finer quality than the less expensive base
material.
Wood Veneer - CORRECT ANSWER - created by gluing a thin layer of wood of superior
value or excellent grain to an inferior wood.
Composition Board - CORRECT ANSWER - composed of particles of wood bonded
together with waterproof glue heat and pressure
Types of composition board - CORRECT ANSWER - particle board, hardboard,
fiberboard, oriented-strand board (OSB), medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and pressed board.
Distinguished by size and shape of the particles of wood used.
Plywood - CORRECT ANSWER - thin sheets of wood glued together, so that the grains
are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will always be used so that the grain
on the front and back will always run in the same direction. Like a laminate of many wood
veneers.
, Corrugated fiberboard or cardboard used as: - CORRECT ANSWER - basic construction
material in many cremation containers and widely used as an upholstery backing material.
Types of Metals used in Casket Construction - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbon Steel,
Stainless Steel, Copper and Bronze
Ferrous Metal - CORRECT ANSWER - any metal formed from iron. Iron is a metallic,
silver white element that is easily formed, and shaped, rusts easily and is magnetically attractive
Non-ferrous Metal - CORRECT ANSWER - any metal not formed from iron such as
copper and bronze.
Alloy - CORRECT ANSWER - two or more metals fused together by melting
Steel AKA Carbon Steel - CORRECT ANSWER - a metal alloy consisting mainly of iron
and carbon; used in caskets it is low in carbon which keeps it soft 9mild) and malleable;
commercial steel contains carbon in and amount up to 1.7% as an essential alloying constituent.
Too much carbon makes the steel brittle.
Carbon steel caskets classified by: - CORRECT ANSWER - gauge- a measurement of
thickness of metals
Gauge - CORRECT ANSWER - roughly equated to the number of sheets of metal
necessary to equal approximately on inch of thickness. An inverse relationship exists between
the gauge number of the metal's thickness- the lower the gauge number the thicker the steel.
Abbreviation of gauge - CORRECT ANSWER - "ga." Gauge is an abbreviation of United
States Standard Gauge established by the US Government in 1893
Common gauges of steel caskets - CORRECT ANSWER - 16 gauge (finest available) 18
gauge (mid-line) and 20 gauge steel (economically priced)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Coffin - CORRECT ANSWER - A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is
anthropoid in shape
Casket FTC - CORRECT ANSWER - a rigid container which is designed for the
encasement of human remains and which is usually constructed of wood, metal, or like material
and ornamented and lined with fabric.
Casket ABFSE - CORRECT ANSWER - a case or receptacle in which human remains are
placed for protection, practical utility, and a suitable memory picture.
Casket ABFSE and - CORRECT ANSWER - any box or container of one or more parts in
which a dead human body is placed prior to interment, entombment, or cremation which may or
may not be permanently interred, entombed, or cremated with the dead human remains.
First US patent for a metallic coffin to - CORRECT ANSWER - James Gray 1836
Species of wood used for caskets - CORRECT ANSWER - Birch, Cherry, Mahogany,
Maple, Oak, Poplar, Walnut, Pine, Select hardwood or Salix and other species.
Softwood Species - CORRECT ANSWER - Gymnosperms are coniferous (cone bearing)
with needles or scale like foliage like pines or cedars.
Hardwood Species - CORRECT ANSWER - Angiosperms are broad-leaved deciduous
trees that annually lose their leaves like oaks and maples.
Mahogany 3 types - CORRECT ANSWER - South American Swietenia
,Philippine Shorea
African Khaya
Select Hardwood or Salix - CORRECT ANSWER - a casket constructed from a variety of
hardwoods including poplar, willow or cottonwood. The component parts of a single casket will
not necessarily be constructed of the same species of wood.
Production of good quality casket requires: - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid wood planks
between 1" and 4" in thickness- 130- 150 board feet of lumber with some up to 300 board feet.
Board-foot unit of dimensional measurement - CORRECT ANSWER - Equal to a piece of
lumber 12" square and 1" thick
Laminates - CORRECT ANSWER - Made by uniting superimposed layers of different
materials. Typically the uppermost (visible) layer is of finer quality than the less expensive base
material.
Wood Veneer - CORRECT ANSWER - created by gluing a thin layer of wood of superior
value or excellent grain to an inferior wood.
Composition Board - CORRECT ANSWER - composed of particles of wood bonded
together with waterproof glue heat and pressure
Types of composition board - CORRECT ANSWER - particle board, hardboard,
fiberboard, oriented-strand board (OSB), medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and pressed board.
Distinguished by size and shape of the particles of wood used.
Plywood - CORRECT ANSWER - thin sheets of wood glued together, so that the grains
are at right angles to one another; an odd number of sheets will always be used so that the grain
on the front and back will always run in the same direction. Like a laminate of many wood
veneers.
, Corrugated fiberboard or cardboard used as: - CORRECT ANSWER - basic construction
material in many cremation containers and widely used as an upholstery backing material.
Types of Metals used in Casket Construction - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbon Steel,
Stainless Steel, Copper and Bronze
Ferrous Metal - CORRECT ANSWER - any metal formed from iron. Iron is a metallic,
silver white element that is easily formed, and shaped, rusts easily and is magnetically attractive
Non-ferrous Metal - CORRECT ANSWER - any metal not formed from iron such as
copper and bronze.
Alloy - CORRECT ANSWER - two or more metals fused together by melting
Steel AKA Carbon Steel - CORRECT ANSWER - a metal alloy consisting mainly of iron
and carbon; used in caskets it is low in carbon which keeps it soft 9mild) and malleable;
commercial steel contains carbon in and amount up to 1.7% as an essential alloying constituent.
Too much carbon makes the steel brittle.
Carbon steel caskets classified by: - CORRECT ANSWER - gauge- a measurement of
thickness of metals
Gauge - CORRECT ANSWER - roughly equated to the number of sheets of metal
necessary to equal approximately on inch of thickness. An inverse relationship exists between
the gauge number of the metal's thickness- the lower the gauge number the thicker the steel.
Abbreviation of gauge - CORRECT ANSWER - "ga." Gauge is an abbreviation of United
States Standard Gauge established by the US Government in 1893
Common gauges of steel caskets - CORRECT ANSWER - 16 gauge (finest available) 18
gauge (mid-line) and 20 gauge steel (economically priced)
