FSE 116 CORRECT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In relation to funeral service, what is required to meet pubic health and safety? -
✔✔Qualified personnel
✔✔What is some required information on a certificate of cremation? - ✔✔-the name of
the deceased
-the location of cremation
-the date of cremation
✔✔If a funeral service licensee was licensed before December 31, 2003, and has been
licensed for 25 years or more, what are they no longer required to do? - ✔✔They are no
longer required to obtain continuing education credits each year
✔✔Where is a new crematory prohibited from being located?
a. Public park
b. Industrial area
c. Commercial district
d. Cypress Street, zoned residential - ✔✔d. Cypress Street, zoned residential
✔✔Does a crematory's holding and processing facility have to be located inside the
crematory building? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Does North Carolina still have a Crematory Authority? - ✔✔No, it was abolished
October 1, 2025
✔✔T/F: Mutual Burial Association is a cash benefit or a combination of merchandise
and services benefit. - ✔✔True
,✔✔What percentage of investment income must burial associations also add to their
reserve account? - ✔✔5%
✔✔What action must a funeral director take if they assume custody of a body following
the legally required gestation period? - ✔✔Complete and file a notification of death
✔✔How many years must a funeral establishment and crematory maintain records
pertaining to cremation? - ✔✔3
✔✔Which of the following groups recommend nominees for the appointment of
members of the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service?
a. Local Funeral Home Associations
b. Community Outreach Committee
c. State Health Department
d. The North Carolina Funeral Directors Association - ✔✔d. The North Carolina Funeral
Directors Association
✔✔What percentage of assessments collected from members must burial associations
place into a reserve account? - ✔✔5%
✔✔T/F: Funds paid toward either a revocable or irrevocable trust-funded preneed
funeral contract can be withdrawn and used to purchase a prearrangement insurance
policy. - ✔✔True
✔✔Does solicitation prohibit general advising by a licensee? - ✔✔No
✔✔What is the primary distinguishing factor between a preneed and a prearrangement?
- ✔✔Preneed is funded.
✔✔What is the amount of the filing fee for each preneed contract payable to the
NCBFS? - ✔✔$20
✔✔A person loses their right to dispose of a decedent's body if they do not exercise this
right within how many days of notification? - ✔✔5 days
✔✔How many consecutive terms may a Board member serve on the NC Board of
Funeral Service? - ✔✔2
✔✔What is required when transporting a deceased individual from one state to another
in North Carolina? - ✔✔A burial transit permit
✔✔Regarding funeral home records in North Carolina, what is the role of the NC Board
of Funeral Service? - ✔✔To inspect compliance and procedures
, ✔✔What is the required internal temperature for a crematory's refrigeration facility? -
✔✔40 degrees Fahrenheit
✔✔Regarding change of ownership within a funeral establishment, how many days
must a new permit application be filed with the NCBFS? - ✔✔Within 30 days
✔✔What information must be included on labels for temporary containers, urns, and
permanent containers according to North Carolina law? - ✔✔The name of the
deceased, the cremation date, and the name of the crematory
✔✔How many resident trainees can a licensee supervise at one time? - ✔✔2
✔✔How many hours may licensees receive credit for on the subject of preneed each
year? - ✔✔2
✔✔If a preneed contract beneficiary wants to change funeral homes before death, what
condition applies?
a. Must be to a different type of provider
b. Must be an out-of-state provider
c. Must be to a preneed licensee
d. Must be to a family member - ✔✔c. Must be to a preneed licensee
✔✔Alkaline hydrolysis, cremation, and any other method of final disposition of human
remains authorized pursuant to General Statute 90-210.121 of the NC Funeral Statutes
and Regulations is known as ______________. - ✔✔reduction
✔✔Is it legal for ABC Funeral Home to reuse non-soiled linens on their first-call
stretcher? - ✔✔No
✔✔Board members appointed by the General Assembly as recommended by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be what? - ✔✔a non-licensee
✔✔How many meetings must the Board hold at minimum each year? - ✔✔4
✔✔According to the cremation authorization form, if the authorizing agent does not
assume possession of cremated remains, how many days can the cremated remains be
properly disposed of by the crematory licensee? - ✔✔30
✔✔How many hours of continuing education are required per year for every funeral
licensee in North Carolina? - ✔✔5
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In relation to funeral service, what is required to meet pubic health and safety? -
✔✔Qualified personnel
✔✔What is some required information on a certificate of cremation? - ✔✔-the name of
the deceased
-the location of cremation
-the date of cremation
✔✔If a funeral service licensee was licensed before December 31, 2003, and has been
licensed for 25 years or more, what are they no longer required to do? - ✔✔They are no
longer required to obtain continuing education credits each year
✔✔Where is a new crematory prohibited from being located?
a. Public park
b. Industrial area
c. Commercial district
d. Cypress Street, zoned residential - ✔✔d. Cypress Street, zoned residential
✔✔Does a crematory's holding and processing facility have to be located inside the
crematory building? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Does North Carolina still have a Crematory Authority? - ✔✔No, it was abolished
October 1, 2025
✔✔T/F: Mutual Burial Association is a cash benefit or a combination of merchandise
and services benefit. - ✔✔True
,✔✔What percentage of investment income must burial associations also add to their
reserve account? - ✔✔5%
✔✔What action must a funeral director take if they assume custody of a body following
the legally required gestation period? - ✔✔Complete and file a notification of death
✔✔How many years must a funeral establishment and crematory maintain records
pertaining to cremation? - ✔✔3
✔✔Which of the following groups recommend nominees for the appointment of
members of the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service?
a. Local Funeral Home Associations
b. Community Outreach Committee
c. State Health Department
d. The North Carolina Funeral Directors Association - ✔✔d. The North Carolina Funeral
Directors Association
✔✔What percentage of assessments collected from members must burial associations
place into a reserve account? - ✔✔5%
✔✔T/F: Funds paid toward either a revocable or irrevocable trust-funded preneed
funeral contract can be withdrawn and used to purchase a prearrangement insurance
policy. - ✔✔True
✔✔Does solicitation prohibit general advising by a licensee? - ✔✔No
✔✔What is the primary distinguishing factor between a preneed and a prearrangement?
- ✔✔Preneed is funded.
✔✔What is the amount of the filing fee for each preneed contract payable to the
NCBFS? - ✔✔$20
✔✔A person loses their right to dispose of a decedent's body if they do not exercise this
right within how many days of notification? - ✔✔5 days
✔✔How many consecutive terms may a Board member serve on the NC Board of
Funeral Service? - ✔✔2
✔✔What is required when transporting a deceased individual from one state to another
in North Carolina? - ✔✔A burial transit permit
✔✔Regarding funeral home records in North Carolina, what is the role of the NC Board
of Funeral Service? - ✔✔To inspect compliance and procedures
, ✔✔What is the required internal temperature for a crematory's refrigeration facility? -
✔✔40 degrees Fahrenheit
✔✔Regarding change of ownership within a funeral establishment, how many days
must a new permit application be filed with the NCBFS? - ✔✔Within 30 days
✔✔What information must be included on labels for temporary containers, urns, and
permanent containers according to North Carolina law? - ✔✔The name of the
deceased, the cremation date, and the name of the crematory
✔✔How many resident trainees can a licensee supervise at one time? - ✔✔2
✔✔How many hours may licensees receive credit for on the subject of preneed each
year? - ✔✔2
✔✔If a preneed contract beneficiary wants to change funeral homes before death, what
condition applies?
a. Must be to a different type of provider
b. Must be an out-of-state provider
c. Must be to a preneed licensee
d. Must be to a family member - ✔✔c. Must be to a preneed licensee
✔✔Alkaline hydrolysis, cremation, and any other method of final disposition of human
remains authorized pursuant to General Statute 90-210.121 of the NC Funeral Statutes
and Regulations is known as ______________. - ✔✔reduction
✔✔Is it legal for ABC Funeral Home to reuse non-soiled linens on their first-call
stretcher? - ✔✔No
✔✔Board members appointed by the General Assembly as recommended by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be what? - ✔✔a non-licensee
✔✔How many meetings must the Board hold at minimum each year? - ✔✔4
✔✔According to the cremation authorization form, if the authorizing agent does not
assume possession of cremated remains, how many days can the cremated remains be
properly disposed of by the crematory licensee? - ✔✔30
✔✔How many hours of continuing education are required per year for every funeral
licensee in North Carolina? - ✔✔5
