FSE 116 LATEST EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many days in advance must a person apply to take an examination with the NC
Board of Funeral Service? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔How many days will a traineeship certificate be canceled, if a resident trainee does
not renew their traineeship fee? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔In the case of cremation, what constitutes and expressed wish?
a. an understanding between family members
b. a legally binding contract
c. a formal written directive
d. an explicit verbal agreement - ✔✔c. a formal written directive
✔✔In order to maintain licensure, what must a funeral service establishment comply? -
✔✔State board regulations
✔✔T/F:A branch funeral establishment in North Carolina is required to have a
preparation room. - ✔✔False
✔✔If cremated remains do not fit into the temporary container or urn, what must happen
to the excess remains? - ✔✔Must be returned to the authorizing agent or representative
✔✔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?
Correct answer:
30 - ✔✔30 days
,✔✔Which of the following items is NOT required to be written on a decedent's
identification tag?
a. Decedent's site of interment/entombment
b. Decedent's social security number
c. Decedent's name
d. Decedent's date of birth - ✔✔d. Decedent's date of birth
✔✔What aspect is crucial for public welfare in the context of funeral services? -
✔✔regulatory compliance
✔✔Which disease classification disallows embalming directly and requires the body to
be placed in a tightly sealed container?
a. COVID-19
b. Tuberculosis
c. Smallpox
d. Influenza - ✔✔c. Smallpox
✔✔Up to what amount must the reserve account equal per member in a burial
association? - ✔✔$21
✔✔T/F: The NCBFS Preneed Recovery Fund protects funeral home owners, should
their clients default on their monthly preneed premiums. - ✔✔False
✔✔What do the terms, "public publication, dissemination, circulation, or placement"
reference in regards to funeral law? - ✔✔advertisement
✔✔What term describes a person wishing to offer continuing education programs to
North Carolina's funeral licensees? - ✔✔Sponsor
✔✔Is it permissible for a crematory manager to manage multiple crematories in North
Carolina? - ✔✔Yes, as long as they are within a 50-mile radius
✔✔A funeral director must complete and file a notification of death for a fetus of how
many completed weeks of gestation or more? - ✔✔20 weeks
✔✔What is the amount of time that a passing score on a qualifying exam is recognized
by the Board for licensure? - ✔✔5 years
✔✔Within how many days following the sale of a preneed funeral contract must a copy
be sent to the Board? - ✔✔10 days
, ✔✔T/F: A preneed contract is a contract set up prior to the death of an individual or the
purpose of taking care of his/her funeral arrangements and paying for his/her funeral
expenses. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which agency enforces regulations pertaining to the burial at sea of human remains
and cremated remains? - ✔✔U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
✔✔T/F: In case of an auto accident, the funeral home is liable for the negligence of its
agent in the cortege. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is not an approved OSHA monitoring term?
a. TWA
b. STEL
c. FELS
d. PPM - ✔✔c. FELS
✔✔T/F: Regarding trust accounts, preneed funds are usually deposited in an interest-
bearing trust account with a funeral home. - ✔✔False
✔✔A contract in which undue influence was proven is considered _________. -
✔✔voidable
✔✔A contract made by a person who is intoxicated, but aware of the consequences of
his/her actions is ________. - ✔✔valid
✔✔A breach of contractual obligation other than money is __________. - ✔✔default
✔✔Is a cemetery a nuisance per se? - ✔✔no
✔✔What type of preneed contracts are SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and
Medicare clients are encouraged to enter into? - ✔✔Irrevocable
✔✔T/F: A preneed arrangement conference may only be conducted in a funeral
establishment. - ✔✔False
✔✔Acts, occupations, or structure that is considered offensive in relation to the
circumstances, structures of the area surrounding it is a... - ✔✔Nuisance in fact
✔✔a person who delivers personal property to another as bailment is the... - ✔✔bailor
✔✔These rules indicate where business, residential, and industrial may locate. -
✔✔zoning
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many days in advance must a person apply to take an examination with the NC
Board of Funeral Service? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔How many days will a traineeship certificate be canceled, if a resident trainee does
not renew their traineeship fee? - ✔✔30 days
✔✔In the case of cremation, what constitutes and expressed wish?
a. an understanding between family members
b. a legally binding contract
c. a formal written directive
d. an explicit verbal agreement - ✔✔c. a formal written directive
✔✔In order to maintain licensure, what must a funeral service establishment comply? -
✔✔State board regulations
✔✔T/F:A branch funeral establishment in North Carolina is required to have a
preparation room. - ✔✔False
✔✔If cremated remains do not fit into the temporary container or urn, what must happen
to the excess remains? - ✔✔Must be returned to the authorizing agent or representative
✔✔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?
Correct answer:
30 - ✔✔30 days
,✔✔Which of the following items is NOT required to be written on a decedent's
identification tag?
a. Decedent's site of interment/entombment
b. Decedent's social security number
c. Decedent's name
d. Decedent's date of birth - ✔✔d. Decedent's date of birth
✔✔What aspect is crucial for public welfare in the context of funeral services? -
✔✔regulatory compliance
✔✔Which disease classification disallows embalming directly and requires the body to
be placed in a tightly sealed container?
a. COVID-19
b. Tuberculosis
c. Smallpox
d. Influenza - ✔✔c. Smallpox
✔✔Up to what amount must the reserve account equal per member in a burial
association? - ✔✔$21
✔✔T/F: The NCBFS Preneed Recovery Fund protects funeral home owners, should
their clients default on their monthly preneed premiums. - ✔✔False
✔✔What do the terms, "public publication, dissemination, circulation, or placement"
reference in regards to funeral law? - ✔✔advertisement
✔✔What term describes a person wishing to offer continuing education programs to
North Carolina's funeral licensees? - ✔✔Sponsor
✔✔Is it permissible for a crematory manager to manage multiple crematories in North
Carolina? - ✔✔Yes, as long as they are within a 50-mile radius
✔✔A funeral director must complete and file a notification of death for a fetus of how
many completed weeks of gestation or more? - ✔✔20 weeks
✔✔What is the amount of time that a passing score on a qualifying exam is recognized
by the Board for licensure? - ✔✔5 years
✔✔Within how many days following the sale of a preneed funeral contract must a copy
be sent to the Board? - ✔✔10 days
, ✔✔T/F: A preneed contract is a contract set up prior to the death of an individual or the
purpose of taking care of his/her funeral arrangements and paying for his/her funeral
expenses. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which agency enforces regulations pertaining to the burial at sea of human remains
and cremated remains? - ✔✔U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
✔✔T/F: In case of an auto accident, the funeral home is liable for the negligence of its
agent in the cortege. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is not an approved OSHA monitoring term?
a. TWA
b. STEL
c. FELS
d. PPM - ✔✔c. FELS
✔✔T/F: Regarding trust accounts, preneed funds are usually deposited in an interest-
bearing trust account with a funeral home. - ✔✔False
✔✔A contract in which undue influence was proven is considered _________. -
✔✔voidable
✔✔A contract made by a person who is intoxicated, but aware of the consequences of
his/her actions is ________. - ✔✔valid
✔✔A breach of contractual obligation other than money is __________. - ✔✔default
✔✔Is a cemetery a nuisance per se? - ✔✔no
✔✔What type of preneed contracts are SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and
Medicare clients are encouraged to enter into? - ✔✔Irrevocable
✔✔T/F: A preneed arrangement conference may only be conducted in a funeral
establishment. - ✔✔False
✔✔Acts, occupations, or structure that is considered offensive in relation to the
circumstances, structures of the area surrounding it is a... - ✔✔Nuisance in fact
✔✔a person who delivers personal property to another as bailment is the... - ✔✔bailor
✔✔These rules indicate where business, residential, and industrial may locate. -
✔✔zoning
