MORTUARY LAW FINAL EXAM PREP | | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | GRADED A +.
A person who has obtained the age of majority, is competent, and is not suffering under a disability that would limit his/her reasoning such as
drug influence, stroke, or otherwise diminished mental capacity is the definition of: ✔️responsible party
Legal principle of determining outcomes of cases by reliance upon previous cases as authoritative is the definition of: ✔️stare decisis
A term synonymous to a dead body is: ✔️corpse
A will that is entirely handwritten and signed by the testator and is not accepted in all states is called a: ✔️holographic will
When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed a: ✔️custodian
Mutilation of the body is considered a: ✔️tort
Considering the deceased is survived by each of the following, the primary right and duty of disposition belongs to: ✔️the surviving spouse
The legal status of a dead human body is said to be: ✔️quasi-property
A person that conducts or holding himself/herself out as being engaged in preparing other than by embalming for the burial or disposition of
dead human bodies is the definition of a: ✔️funeral director
A public official who investigates violent, suspicious, or sudden death is called a: ✔️coroner
Which of the following is not a method of disposition of an adult human body?
1. Cremation
2. Burial
3. Hospital Disposal
4. Maritime Law ✔️hospital disposal
The lawful rights of a funeral director undertaking a funeral are primarily derived from what two sources? ✔️statutes and funeral contract
A condition of the estate of a deceased person who died without having made a will is considered: ✔️intestate
A standardized act intended to systematize the probate process is: ✔️uniform probate code (UPC)
An exchange of promises the parties have explicitly set out within the terms whether orally or in writing or a combination of both at the time
that it is made is called: ✔️expressed consent
A legally binding agreement between two or more persons or entities in exchange for valuable consideration enforceable by law is the
definition of: ✔️a contract
The most positive sign of death is: ✔️decomposition
Land and anything attached to it is the definition of: ✔️real property
The right to direct disposition of a dead human body and acquire actual custody or actual physical possession is considered: ✔️constructive
custody
A civil wrongdoing act or infringement of another's rights other than a breach of contract in which damages or an equitable remedy is sought is
the definition of a: ✔️tort
A violation of duty, law, or promise defines a: ✔️breech
A system of rules which are enforced through our social customs to govern our behavior as those behaviors concern mortuary practice:
✔️mortuary law
A legal written document granting one person (the agent or attorney in fact) the power to act for another person (the principal) with either
broad powers or limited powers to make legal decisions about the principal's property, medical care, or finances is: ✔️power of attorney
The licensed act of preserving, disinfecting, and restoring human remains generally for repose best describes: ✔️an embalmer
, An action to recover to possession of allegedly wrongfully withheld personal property: ✔️replevin
A legal claim against real or personal property to secure satisfaction of an obligation/debt: ✔️lien
An act with being extreme in a degree and character that has complete disregard for proper conduct: ✔️an outrageous act
Failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another: ✔️negligence
The act of depriving something of its sacred character is known as: ✔️desecration
The reasonable approach expected from and exercised by a person seeking to satisfy legal requirements and obligations is the definition of:
✔️due diligence
The process of forecasting and evaluating loss and identifying procedures to avoid or minimize the impact of that loss or injury defines: ✔️risk
management
The act of removing human remains from the place interment or location of final disposition; exhume: ✔️disinterment
A person granted specified powers of administration of the property of trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the benefit of
another: ✔️Trustee
Freedom or immunity from punishment or consequences of a harmful action: ✔️impunity
A certain type of suffering that includes distress, anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma is: ✔️mental anguish
A private or civil wrong (as opposed to a criminal offense) against another or infringement of another's rights for which there is a legal remedy
for harm caused and is the basis for a claim by the injured party best defines: ✔️a tort
Any legal responsibility, duty, or obligation: ✔️liable
The placing of a corpse in a grave: ✔️interment
Property dedicated for the final disposition of dead human bodies and cremated remains: ✔️cemetery
A set of laws enacted by the state, county, and city governments which sets the standards which sets the structural safety, occupancy,
maintenance, construction, use or appearance of a building; determine how electrical, plumbing, and framing must be built: ✔️building codes
A legal term that geographically identifies the business's address and categorizes it a permanent location, not mobile, or being operated
itinerantly: ✔️a fixed location
Rules developed to maintain order under authority are: ✔️regulations
Something offensive at all times, without regard to its surroundings or circumstances: ✔️nuisance per se
An individual entrusted as the legal protector, guardian in keeping the property, or having custody of a person; associated with funeral service
practitioner or a funeral service establishment is the guardian or the legal protector of the dead body from the removal until final disposition:
✔️custodian
The body of law that regulates the operation of and procedures of government agencies: ✔️administrative law
A term accorded to a dead human body that is usually used specifically in the study of anatomy and science: ✔️cadaver
A facility used in the care and preparation for the funeral and/or final disposition of dead human bodies: ✔️funeral establishment
A person who delivers the personal property to another as a bailment: ✔️bailor
Accumulated and preserved data concerning the population, human life, or the conditions affecting human life; on live births, deaths, fetal
death, stillbirths, adoption, marital status, divorces, etc: ✔️vital statistics
Someone or something exempt from a clause that previously existed is known as: ✔️grandfathered
A federal agency whose design is consumer protection: ✔️federal trade commission
A person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities or a person who has a history or
record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment: ✔️disability
A person who has obtained the age of majority, is competent, and is not suffering under a disability that would limit his/her reasoning such as
drug influence, stroke, or otherwise diminished mental capacity is the definition of: ✔️responsible party
Legal principle of determining outcomes of cases by reliance upon previous cases as authoritative is the definition of: ✔️stare decisis
A term synonymous to a dead body is: ✔️corpse
A will that is entirely handwritten and signed by the testator and is not accepted in all states is called a: ✔️holographic will
When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed a: ✔️custodian
Mutilation of the body is considered a: ✔️tort
Considering the deceased is survived by each of the following, the primary right and duty of disposition belongs to: ✔️the surviving spouse
The legal status of a dead human body is said to be: ✔️quasi-property
A person that conducts or holding himself/herself out as being engaged in preparing other than by embalming for the burial or disposition of
dead human bodies is the definition of a: ✔️funeral director
A public official who investigates violent, suspicious, or sudden death is called a: ✔️coroner
Which of the following is not a method of disposition of an adult human body?
1. Cremation
2. Burial
3. Hospital Disposal
4. Maritime Law ✔️hospital disposal
The lawful rights of a funeral director undertaking a funeral are primarily derived from what two sources? ✔️statutes and funeral contract
A condition of the estate of a deceased person who died without having made a will is considered: ✔️intestate
A standardized act intended to systematize the probate process is: ✔️uniform probate code (UPC)
An exchange of promises the parties have explicitly set out within the terms whether orally or in writing or a combination of both at the time
that it is made is called: ✔️expressed consent
A legally binding agreement between two or more persons or entities in exchange for valuable consideration enforceable by law is the
definition of: ✔️a contract
The most positive sign of death is: ✔️decomposition
Land and anything attached to it is the definition of: ✔️real property
The right to direct disposition of a dead human body and acquire actual custody or actual physical possession is considered: ✔️constructive
custody
A civil wrongdoing act or infringement of another's rights other than a breach of contract in which damages or an equitable remedy is sought is
the definition of a: ✔️tort
A violation of duty, law, or promise defines a: ✔️breech
A system of rules which are enforced through our social customs to govern our behavior as those behaviors concern mortuary practice:
✔️mortuary law
A legal written document granting one person (the agent or attorney in fact) the power to act for another person (the principal) with either
broad powers or limited powers to make legal decisions about the principal's property, medical care, or finances is: ✔️power of attorney
The licensed act of preserving, disinfecting, and restoring human remains generally for repose best describes: ✔️an embalmer
, An action to recover to possession of allegedly wrongfully withheld personal property: ✔️replevin
A legal claim against real or personal property to secure satisfaction of an obligation/debt: ✔️lien
An act with being extreme in a degree and character that has complete disregard for proper conduct: ✔️an outrageous act
Failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another: ✔️negligence
The act of depriving something of its sacred character is known as: ✔️desecration
The reasonable approach expected from and exercised by a person seeking to satisfy legal requirements and obligations is the definition of:
✔️due diligence
The process of forecasting and evaluating loss and identifying procedures to avoid or minimize the impact of that loss or injury defines: ✔️risk
management
The act of removing human remains from the place interment or location of final disposition; exhume: ✔️disinterment
A person granted specified powers of administration of the property of trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the benefit of
another: ✔️Trustee
Freedom or immunity from punishment or consequences of a harmful action: ✔️impunity
A certain type of suffering that includes distress, anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma is: ✔️mental anguish
A private or civil wrong (as opposed to a criminal offense) against another or infringement of another's rights for which there is a legal remedy
for harm caused and is the basis for a claim by the injured party best defines: ✔️a tort
Any legal responsibility, duty, or obligation: ✔️liable
The placing of a corpse in a grave: ✔️interment
Property dedicated for the final disposition of dead human bodies and cremated remains: ✔️cemetery
A set of laws enacted by the state, county, and city governments which sets the standards which sets the structural safety, occupancy,
maintenance, construction, use or appearance of a building; determine how electrical, plumbing, and framing must be built: ✔️building codes
A legal term that geographically identifies the business's address and categorizes it a permanent location, not mobile, or being operated
itinerantly: ✔️a fixed location
Rules developed to maintain order under authority are: ✔️regulations
Something offensive at all times, without regard to its surroundings or circumstances: ✔️nuisance per se
An individual entrusted as the legal protector, guardian in keeping the property, or having custody of a person; associated with funeral service
practitioner or a funeral service establishment is the guardian or the legal protector of the dead body from the removal until final disposition:
✔️custodian
The body of law that regulates the operation of and procedures of government agencies: ✔️administrative law
A term accorded to a dead human body that is usually used specifically in the study of anatomy and science: ✔️cadaver
A facility used in the care and preparation for the funeral and/or final disposition of dead human bodies: ✔️funeral establishment
A person who delivers the personal property to another as a bailment: ✔️bailor
Accumulated and preserved data concerning the population, human life, or the conditions affecting human life; on live births, deaths, fetal
death, stillbirths, adoption, marital status, divorces, etc: ✔️vital statistics
Someone or something exempt from a clause that previously existed is known as: ✔️grandfathered
A federal agency whose design is consumer protection: ✔️federal trade commission
A person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities or a person who has a history or
record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment: ✔️disability
