It is believed that the first cremation took place during the early correct answers Stone Age
It is believed that the first cremations took place around correct answers 3000 B.C.
Who said, "Show me the manner in which a nation or community cares for its dead and I will
measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws
of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals."? correct answers William Gladstone
Although faith and religious beliefs continue to influence death practices, in ancient _______ we
begin to see the development of an independent funeral industry. correct answers Rome
Who developed the grand columbaria, containing niches for urns to house the cremated remains?
correct answers Romans
Who constructed the first crematory in the United States? correct answers Dr. Francis LeMoyne
What year is considered the dawn of the cremation age in North America? correct answers 1876
Where did Dr. LeMoyne perform his first cremation? correct answers Washing, Pennsylvania
What is defined as the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense
heat in a specifically designed chamber, utilizing direct flame? correct answers Cremation
When utilizing a third party crematory, where is it best practice to go following a removal from
the place of death? correct answers Funeral facility
, The verification of identification of the deceased begins at the place of death and ends correct
answers When the authorized family members receive the container holding cremated remains
and at the place of final disposition
When is it alright to take a photograph for identification purposes? correct answers When the
authorizing agent(s) have given written permission
If a family is adamant about not viewing the deceased, what should the next step be? correct
answers Request a waiver be signed releasing the funeral provider of liabilities of
misidentification
If a family chooses to sign a waiver refusing identification of the deceased, what should a funeral
practitioner still be concerned about? correct answers Misidentification, and the other deceased's
loved ones, and not receiving signatures from all authorizing agents
When working with a family who has chosen cremation, it is important to leave nothing to
chance, it is important to document which of the following?
1. Personal effects to be removed prior to cremation
2. Personal effects to be cremated with the deceased
3. Necessary removal of specific medical devices
4. All of the above correct answers All of the above
When can a funeral profession consider the family served? correct answers Once the cremated
remains have been verified and returned to the legal authorizing agent(s)
Which of the following describes cremation? correct answers Reducing the body to inorganic
bone fragments
When a body is received at the funeral home a record should have all of the following EXCEPT
correct answers When the apprentice was called