FSE 2201 MERCHANDISE FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

FSE 2201 MERCHANDISE FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. Burial Casket
Answer:
a casket for interring or entombing human remains

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2. casket
Answer:
a rigid container designed for the encasement of human remains that is available in various shapes

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3. ceremonial casket
Answer:
a casket used for visitations and funerals with a removable liner

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4. coffin
Answer:
a case or receptacle for human remains which is anthropoidal in shape

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5. cremation casket
Answer:
a casket manufactured for cremation

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6. alloy
Answer:
a substance composed of two or more metals

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7. bronze
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a metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%

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8. cast bronze
Answer:
molten bronze poured into a mold and allowed to cool

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9. composition board (particle board, pressed board, fiberboard, hardboard)

,Answer:
particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the size
and shape of the particles of the woods

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10. copper
Answer:
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish brown color; frequently used in
construction of caskets, urns, and vaults, due to its non-corrosive qualities

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11. corrugated container
Answer:
a container used to hold human remains which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made
with a series of alternate folds and ridges

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12. engineered wood
Answer:
A range of derivative wood products, which are manufactured by binding together wood strands, particles,
fibers, or veneers with adhesives to form composite materials. Sometimes referred to as composite wood or
manufactured wood products

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13. copper deposit
Answer:
A casket made from a core of copper metal to which copper ions are combined by an electrolytic process

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14. environmentally friend (green, natural)
Answer:
Eco-friendly approach that utilized products, services and merchandise that are free of toxic/hazardous
materials, are biodegradable or that minimize use of energy

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15. ferrous metal
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any metal formed from iron

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16. fiberglass
Answer:
material consisting of extremely fine filaments of glass embedded in various resins

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17. gauge

,Answer:
thickness measurement of metals

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18. hardwood
Answer:
any tough, heavy timber with a compact texture; any deciduous tree (one that loses its leaves annually

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19. laminate
Answer:
made by bonding superimposed layers of different materials

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20. non-ferrous metal
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any metal not formed of iron

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21. plastic
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a synthetic or natural organic polymer shaped when soft and then hardened

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22. plywood
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Thin sheets of wood glued together so that the grains are at right angles to one another; an odd number of
sheets will be used so that the grain on the front and back will always run the same direction

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23. polymer
Answer:
a compound, similar in appearance to plastic, that has a high molecular weight creating an extremely
durable substance

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24. soft wood
Answer:
wood from cone bearing or coniferous trees

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25. solid wood
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The casket shell has no components formed from wood by-products

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26. stainless steel

, Answer:
A rust-resistant metal alloy of steel, chromium, and sometimes nickel

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27. steel
Answer:
A metal alloy consisting mainly of iron and carbon; used in caskets it is low in carbon which keeps it soft
(mild) and malleable; commercial steel contains carbon in an amount up to 1.7 % as an essential alloying
constituent. May be referred to as carbon steel based upon the percentage of carbon in the alloy

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28. wood veneer
Answer:
created by gluing a thin layer of wood of superior value or excellent grain to an inferior wood

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29. wrought bronze
Answer:
bronze metal rolled into sheets

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30. wrought copper
Answer:
-copper metal rolled into sheets
-Copper that has been process by rolling, hammering, forging, and other means into specified shapes such
as sheets, bars, plates, and tubing, the copper sheets are then used to construct caskets

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31. arm
Answer:
the part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug (ear)

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32. Bail Handle or Bail Bar
Answer:
a single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit

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33. bar
Answer:
the part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, which is grasped by the casket bearer

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34. base molding
Answer:
molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels