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OSFM IL ADVANCED TECH
FIREFIGHTER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
If an applicant for the funeral board embalming practicum fails the practicum
exam, how long does the applicant have to wait to submit a written request to
the NH state board for re-examination? - correct-answer - the applicant must
wait until 30 days after failure of practicum to submit a written request for
reexamination to the board
If an applicant fails the funeral board embalming practicum after 2 attempts how
long is the applicant not eligible for re-examination? - correct-answer - applicant
is not eligible for reexamination for 6 months and must maintain an active
embalmers apprentice license for that 6 months
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What do you have to get on the state board test to pass? - correct-answer - a 75%
or above
Apprentice - correct-answer - any person engaged in embalming under the
instruction and supervision of an embalmer duly licensed and actively engaged in
embalming in NH state
Associate funeral director - correct-answer - an individual who is duly licensed, by
passage of a written examination, in another state and who has either secured
potential employment as a funeral director or has committed to the purchase of
an existing funeral home in this state upon licensure
Continuing education - correct-answer - planned, organized learning experiences
designed to augment the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of embalmers and
funeral directors for the enhancement of the funeral profession
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Embalmer - correct-answer - any person engaged in the practice of embalming;
whether on the person's own behalf or in the employ of another, and shall
include any person who uses, in connection with the name, the word "embalmer"
Embalming - correct-answer - the business, practice, science, or profession of
preserving, disinfecting and preparing in any manner dead human bodies for
burial, cremation or transportation
Funeral directing - correct-answer - means the business or profession of directing
or supervising funerals; the preparation or disposal of dead human bodies;
conducting or maintaining a preparation room, conducting or maintaining a
funeral home or parlor
OSFM IL ADVANCED TECH
FIREFIGHTER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
If an applicant for the funeral board embalming practicum fails the practicum
exam, how long does the applicant have to wait to submit a written request to
the NH state board for re-examination? - correct-answer - the applicant must
wait until 30 days after failure of practicum to submit a written request for
reexamination to the board
If an applicant fails the funeral board embalming practicum after 2 attempts how
long is the applicant not eligible for re-examination? - correct-answer - applicant
is not eligible for reexamination for 6 months and must maintain an active
embalmers apprentice license for that 6 months
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What do you have to get on the state board test to pass? - correct-answer - a 75%
or above
Apprentice - correct-answer - any person engaged in embalming under the
instruction and supervision of an embalmer duly licensed and actively engaged in
embalming in NH state
Associate funeral director - correct-answer - an individual who is duly licensed, by
passage of a written examination, in another state and who has either secured
potential employment as a funeral director or has committed to the purchase of
an existing funeral home in this state upon licensure
Continuing education - correct-answer - planned, organized learning experiences
designed to augment the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of embalmers and
funeral directors for the enhancement of the funeral profession
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Embalmer - correct-answer - any person engaged in the practice of embalming;
whether on the person's own behalf or in the employ of another, and shall
include any person who uses, in connection with the name, the word "embalmer"
Embalming - correct-answer - the business, practice, science, or profession of
preserving, disinfecting and preparing in any manner dead human bodies for
burial, cremation or transportation
Funeral directing - correct-answer - means the business or profession of directing
or supervising funerals; the preparation or disposal of dead human bodies;
conducting or maintaining a preparation room, conducting or maintaining a
funeral home or parlor
