FSE 215 - Funeral Home Operations -
[Module One] And (Module Two)
Casket and Parts of a Casket Test
Questions Solved Correct 2025-2026.
"Extreme Oxidation" would be an applicable term for which casket material? - Answer Iron
While looking at a hardwood casket at a visitation, you notice the lines of the grain pattern are
not close together. Which means that this casket wood is a: - Answer Softwood
In measuring the thickness of a ferrous casket, the lower the number, the ____ the casket
metal. - Answer Thicker
The term 'casket' comes from the root word: - Answer Casse
Your casket supplier offers two types of stainless steel, namely 300 series and 400 series. You
want the better of the two. Which one is better? - Answer 300 Series
If a wood comes a coniferous tree, that tree - - Answer is cone-bearing
Lignin is primarily seen to- - Answer help hold the material (wood cells) together like glue
In which methods of producing copper caskets is the molds of a casket submerged in a copper
ionic solution; allowing the creation of a casket within the molds of the casket; later, the mold is
broken away, leaving the casket for finishing. - Answer Seamless Copper Deposit
Judging the differences between the weights of two ferrous metal casket thicknesses, the casket
with the higher number represents the casket with the ____metal. - Answer Thinner
What type of wood more closely resembles cardboard in its composition? - Answer
Fiberboard
, What type of laminate has layers of wood glued together so that each layer has grains at a right
angle to the layer above or below it? - Answer Plywood
"Anthropomorphic" would be a term that best describes a: - Answer Coffin
A Coffin ____ the same article as a casket: - Answer Is not
You observe that your deceased mother-in-law's casket has the words "16 gauge" written on the
base molding of the foot end of the casket. You immediately draw the conclusion that her
casket is made from what material? - Answer Steel
How does one create the casket metal known as bronze? - Answer By combining copper, tin,
and zinc
In which of these types of copper is a copper shell submerged in a copper ionic solution in order
to reinforce the copper shell? - Answer Copper Deposit
Generally speaking, hardwoods are ____ resistant than softwoods. - Answer More
Client families that purchase wood caskets usually do so because of: - Answer Its warmth,
beauty, and craftsmanship
Which of these burial recepticals was the oldest? (Historically) - Answer Coffins
Which of these would be the "ultimate" hardwood? - Answer Mahogany
Which of these types of copper is the most common used in casket construction today? -
Answer Wrought Copper
In measuring the thickness of a non-ferrous casket metal, the higher the number, the ____ the
casket metal. - Answer Thicker
Which of these is not a hardwood? - Answer Redwood
[Module One] And (Module Two)
Casket and Parts of a Casket Test
Questions Solved Correct 2025-2026.
"Extreme Oxidation" would be an applicable term for which casket material? - Answer Iron
While looking at a hardwood casket at a visitation, you notice the lines of the grain pattern are
not close together. Which means that this casket wood is a: - Answer Softwood
In measuring the thickness of a ferrous casket, the lower the number, the ____ the casket
metal. - Answer Thicker
The term 'casket' comes from the root word: - Answer Casse
Your casket supplier offers two types of stainless steel, namely 300 series and 400 series. You
want the better of the two. Which one is better? - Answer 300 Series
If a wood comes a coniferous tree, that tree - - Answer is cone-bearing
Lignin is primarily seen to- - Answer help hold the material (wood cells) together like glue
In which methods of producing copper caskets is the molds of a casket submerged in a copper
ionic solution; allowing the creation of a casket within the molds of the casket; later, the mold is
broken away, leaving the casket for finishing. - Answer Seamless Copper Deposit
Judging the differences between the weights of two ferrous metal casket thicknesses, the casket
with the higher number represents the casket with the ____metal. - Answer Thinner
What type of wood more closely resembles cardboard in its composition? - Answer
Fiberboard
, What type of laminate has layers of wood glued together so that each layer has grains at a right
angle to the layer above or below it? - Answer Plywood
"Anthropomorphic" would be a term that best describes a: - Answer Coffin
A Coffin ____ the same article as a casket: - Answer Is not
You observe that your deceased mother-in-law's casket has the words "16 gauge" written on the
base molding of the foot end of the casket. You immediately draw the conclusion that her
casket is made from what material? - Answer Steel
How does one create the casket metal known as bronze? - Answer By combining copper, tin,
and zinc
In which of these types of copper is a copper shell submerged in a copper ionic solution in order
to reinforce the copper shell? - Answer Copper Deposit
Generally speaking, hardwoods are ____ resistant than softwoods. - Answer More
Client families that purchase wood caskets usually do so because of: - Answer Its warmth,
beauty, and craftsmanship
Which of these burial recepticals was the oldest? (Historically) - Answer Coffins
Which of these would be the "ultimate" hardwood? - Answer Mahogany
Which of these types of copper is the most common used in casket construction today? -
Answer Wrought Copper
In measuring the thickness of a non-ferrous casket metal, the higher the number, the ____ the
casket metal. - Answer Thicker
Which of these is not a hardwood? - Answer Redwood
