NBE FUNERAL SERVICE ARTS|ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND WELL
DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS| GRADED A+| BRAND NEW
2026/2027 UPDATE
Artificial grass - ANSWER imitation grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to
cover the earth around the grave.
Alternative Container - ANSWER an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle
or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the en-
casement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition
materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials.
Base - ANSWER the lower or supporting part of a monument. In some monuments, there
may be a first, second, and third base.
Bevel Top Marker - ANSWER a small headstone, set above ground, with a slightly slanting
top.
Block - ANSWER a subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots.
Burial Vault - ANSWER outer enclosure for caskets placed in the grave; originally intended
to prevent grave robbery.
Canopy (Cemetery tent) - ANSWER a portable shelter employed to cover the grave area
during the
committal.
Catacombs - ANSWER originated in ancient Rome as excavated cemeteries cutout of soft
rock for the tombs of wealthy Christians; later became a place for religious rites to avoid per-
secution.
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,Cemetery - ANSWER an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of
dead human bodies.
Cenotaph - ANSWER a monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead hu-
man body not present.
Corrugated Container - ANSWER a container used to hold a dead human body which is
constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and
ridges.
Columbarium - ANSWER a structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building
containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.
Cremated Remains - ANSWER the result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic
bone fragments by intense heat.
Cremation Casket - ANSWER an environmentally safe casket which is designed for encas-
ing dead human remains for cremation.
Cremation - ANSWER the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments
by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber.
Cremation Association of North America - ANSWER founded in 1913, CANA is an interna-
tional organization of geriatricians, cremationists, funeral directors, industry suppliers and
consultants. CANA was originally formed to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hy-
gienic way of dealing with a dead human body.
Crematory (Crematorium) - ANSWER a furnace or retort for cremating dead human bod-
ies; a
building that houses a retort.
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,Crypt - ANSWER a chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally used to contain
the casketed remains of a deceased person.
Die (Tablet) - ANSWER main part of a monument, the upright portion above the base
where the inscription is located.
Entombment - ANSWER the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum.
Epitaph - ANSWER an inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or
qualities of the departed.
Grave - ANSWER an excavation in the earth as a place for interment.
Flush Marker - ANSWER a small headstone which is set with its top even with the sur-
rounding terrain.
Graveside Service - ANSWER a ceremony or ritual, religious or otherwise, conducted at
the grave.
Grave Straps - ANSWER webbing or similar material used for lowering the casket into the
grave
Horizontal Tablet - ANSWER a type of cemetery monument in which the die is wider than
it is tall.
Inter (lnhume) - ANSWER to bury in the ground.
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, Interment (Burial, Inhumement/lnhumation) - ANSWER the act of placing the dead hu-
man body in the ground.
Inurnment - ANSWER the act of placing cremains in an urn. (CANA definition) act of plac-
ing cremated remains in a niche or grave.
Lawncrypt - ANSWER grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave lin-
ers, which have been stacked one on top of the other with the first person who dies being
buried in the deepest grave liner, with subsequent burials on top.
Lot - ANSWER a subdivision of a cemetery which consists of several graves or interment
spaces.
Lowering device - ANSWER a mechanical device used to lower a casket into the ground.
Marker - ANSWER a small headstone, usually of one piece, used to identify individual
graves.
Mausoleum - ANSWER an above ground structure or building containing crypts or vaults
for entombment of caskets; which may also include niches for cremated remains.
Mausoleum Crypt - ANSWER chamber within a mausoleum or building structure, usually
constructed of reinforced concrete, can be assembled above or below ground. Memorial m a
physical object that is designed for the purpose of remembering.
Memorial Gathering - ANSWER a scheduled assembly of family and friends following a
death.
Memorial Park - ANSWER a cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the
ground type markers.
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DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS| GRADED A+| BRAND NEW
2026/2027 UPDATE
Artificial grass - ANSWER imitation grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to
cover the earth around the grave.
Alternative Container - ANSWER an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle
or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the en-
casement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition
materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials.
Base - ANSWER the lower or supporting part of a monument. In some monuments, there
may be a first, second, and third base.
Bevel Top Marker - ANSWER a small headstone, set above ground, with a slightly slanting
top.
Block - ANSWER a subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots.
Burial Vault - ANSWER outer enclosure for caskets placed in the grave; originally intended
to prevent grave robbery.
Canopy (Cemetery tent) - ANSWER a portable shelter employed to cover the grave area
during the
committal.
Catacombs - ANSWER originated in ancient Rome as excavated cemeteries cutout of soft
rock for the tombs of wealthy Christians; later became a place for religious rites to avoid per-
secution.
1
,Cemetery - ANSWER an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of
dead human bodies.
Cenotaph - ANSWER a monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead hu-
man body not present.
Corrugated Container - ANSWER a container used to hold a dead human body which is
constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and
ridges.
Columbarium - ANSWER a structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building
containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.
Cremated Remains - ANSWER the result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic
bone fragments by intense heat.
Cremation Casket - ANSWER an environmentally safe casket which is designed for encas-
ing dead human remains for cremation.
Cremation - ANSWER the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments
by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber.
Cremation Association of North America - ANSWER founded in 1913, CANA is an interna-
tional organization of geriatricians, cremationists, funeral directors, industry suppliers and
consultants. CANA was originally formed to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hy-
gienic way of dealing with a dead human body.
Crematory (Crematorium) - ANSWER a furnace or retort for cremating dead human bod-
ies; a
building that houses a retort.
2
,Crypt - ANSWER a chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally used to contain
the casketed remains of a deceased person.
Die (Tablet) - ANSWER main part of a monument, the upright portion above the base
where the inscription is located.
Entombment - ANSWER the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum.
Epitaph - ANSWER an inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or
qualities of the departed.
Grave - ANSWER an excavation in the earth as a place for interment.
Flush Marker - ANSWER a small headstone which is set with its top even with the sur-
rounding terrain.
Graveside Service - ANSWER a ceremony or ritual, religious or otherwise, conducted at
the grave.
Grave Straps - ANSWER webbing or similar material used for lowering the casket into the
grave
Horizontal Tablet - ANSWER a type of cemetery monument in which the die is wider than
it is tall.
Inter (lnhume) - ANSWER to bury in the ground.
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, Interment (Burial, Inhumement/lnhumation) - ANSWER the act of placing the dead hu-
man body in the ground.
Inurnment - ANSWER the act of placing cremains in an urn. (CANA definition) act of plac-
ing cremated remains in a niche or grave.
Lawncrypt - ANSWER grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave lin-
ers, which have been stacked one on top of the other with the first person who dies being
buried in the deepest grave liner, with subsequent burials on top.
Lot - ANSWER a subdivision of a cemetery which consists of several graves or interment
spaces.
Lowering device - ANSWER a mechanical device used to lower a casket into the ground.
Marker - ANSWER a small headstone, usually of one piece, used to identify individual
graves.
Mausoleum - ANSWER an above ground structure or building containing crypts or vaults
for entombment of caskets; which may also include niches for cremated remains.
Mausoleum Crypt - ANSWER chamber within a mausoleum or building structure, usually
constructed of reinforced concrete, can be assembled above or below ground. Memorial m a
physical object that is designed for the purpose of remembering.
Memorial Gathering - ANSWER a scheduled assembly of family and friends following a
death.
Memorial Park - ANSWER a cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the
ground type markers.
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