MORTUARY LAW: CH. 6-10
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026-
2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. Funeral Director - CORRECT ANSWERS-Responsibility to ascertain who will pay for the
funeral and to ensure that person is legally bound to make that payment
2. Sources of Payment - CORRECT ANSWERS-- The estate of the decedent
- The surviving spouse
- Parent (if decedent is a minor)
- Whoever signs contract with funeral home
- Government
3. Services - CORRECT ANSWERS-The prudent funeral director will ensure that. solvent
party has a legal obligation to pay for the funeral before he agrees to render such "......"
4. Estate - CORRECT ANSWERS-When a person dies, the real and personal property owned
by him at the time of his death constitutes his "......."
5. Real Property - CORRECT ANSWERS-Land and anything attached to it is "......"
6. Personal Property - CORRECT ANSWERS-Any tangible or intangible property such as
personal effects, furniture, automobiles, jewelry, money, stocks, bonds, insurance
proceeds payable to the estate, and the like is "........."
7. Probate Law - CORRECT ANSWERS-In the "......." of most states, there is a priority list of
how the estate's debts will be paid. The funeral bill, or at least a substantial portion of
the bill, is typically the second or third debt to be paid.
, 8. Size of the Estate - CORRECT ANSWERS-The reasonableness of the funeral bill is often
measured in relation to "........."
9. A year - CORRECT ANSWERS-Probate of an estate can often take up to a year after the
death of the decedent
10. Collection - CORRECT ANSWERS-One of the principal disadvantages of looking to the
estate for payment of the funeral bill is the delay in "......"
11. Husband/Father - CORRECT ANSWERS-Under common law rule, the "......." is primarily
liable and the estate is secondarily liable for the funeral expenses
12. Funeral Expenses - CORRECT ANSWERS-The person who requests a funeral director to
undertake a funeral does not automatically make himself liable for the "......."
13. Cremation - CORRECT ANSWERS-Because "......" is an irreversible process, mistakes
made by funeral directors often cannot be undone.
14. Irreparable Nature - CORRECT ANSWERS-The "........." of cremation is then underlying
reason why funeral directors must be extremely cautious in conducting business in this
area.
15. Tri-State Crematory Scandal - CORRECT ANSWERS-The "......." in Noble, Georgia in 2002
generated increased state regulation of cremation and crematories
16. Cremation Authorization Form - CORRECT ANSWERS-One of the keys to protecting the
funeral home from liability is to utilize a detailed "......."
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026-
2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. Funeral Director - CORRECT ANSWERS-Responsibility to ascertain who will pay for the
funeral and to ensure that person is legally bound to make that payment
2. Sources of Payment - CORRECT ANSWERS-- The estate of the decedent
- The surviving spouse
- Parent (if decedent is a minor)
- Whoever signs contract with funeral home
- Government
3. Services - CORRECT ANSWERS-The prudent funeral director will ensure that. solvent
party has a legal obligation to pay for the funeral before he agrees to render such "......"
4. Estate - CORRECT ANSWERS-When a person dies, the real and personal property owned
by him at the time of his death constitutes his "......."
5. Real Property - CORRECT ANSWERS-Land and anything attached to it is "......"
6. Personal Property - CORRECT ANSWERS-Any tangible or intangible property such as
personal effects, furniture, automobiles, jewelry, money, stocks, bonds, insurance
proceeds payable to the estate, and the like is "........."
7. Probate Law - CORRECT ANSWERS-In the "......." of most states, there is a priority list of
how the estate's debts will be paid. The funeral bill, or at least a substantial portion of
the bill, is typically the second or third debt to be paid.
, 8. Size of the Estate - CORRECT ANSWERS-The reasonableness of the funeral bill is often
measured in relation to "........."
9. A year - CORRECT ANSWERS-Probate of an estate can often take up to a year after the
death of the decedent
10. Collection - CORRECT ANSWERS-One of the principal disadvantages of looking to the
estate for payment of the funeral bill is the delay in "......"
11. Husband/Father - CORRECT ANSWERS-Under common law rule, the "......." is primarily
liable and the estate is secondarily liable for the funeral expenses
12. Funeral Expenses - CORRECT ANSWERS-The person who requests a funeral director to
undertake a funeral does not automatically make himself liable for the "......."
13. Cremation - CORRECT ANSWERS-Because "......" is an irreversible process, mistakes
made by funeral directors often cannot be undone.
14. Irreparable Nature - CORRECT ANSWERS-The "........." of cremation is then underlying
reason why funeral directors must be extremely cautious in conducting business in this
area.
15. Tri-State Crematory Scandal - CORRECT ANSWERS-The "......." in Noble, Georgia in 2002
generated increased state regulation of cremation and crematories
16. Cremation Authorization Form - CORRECT ANSWERS-One of the keys to protecting the
funeral home from liability is to utilize a detailed "......."
