FUNERAL SERVICES EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DETAILED
REVIEW SHEET
●● Acolyte
Answer: an altar attendant.
●● Adaptive funeral rite
Answer: a funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those
directly involved.
●● Aftercare
Answer: those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling, personal
and/or written contact that come after the funeral.
●● Al Ghusl (Ghusl)
Answer: practical and ceremonial washing of a deceased Muslim
●● Alkaline hydrolysis - the reduction of a dead human body to essential
elements through a water
Answer: based dissolution process using alkaline chemicals, heat,
agitation, and pressure to accelerate natural decomposition; the
processing of the hydrolyzed remains after removal from the alkaline
,hydrolysis vessel; placement of the processed remains in a hydrolyzed
container; and release of the hydrolyzed remains to an appropriate part.
Alkaline hydrolysis is s form of final disposition
●● Allah
Answer: in the Islam faith, the name for God.
●● Altar
Answer: an elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or
at which religious rites are performed; in the Christian faith, a table on
which the Eucharist or Holy Communion is offered.
●● Alternative container
Answer: an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or
enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is
designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of
fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an
outside covering) or like materials.
●● Apostille
Answer: certification/legalization of a document for international use
(under terms of the Hague Convention).
●● Archbishop
,Answer: in the Roman Catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese.
●● Aron
Answer: Hebrew meaning container; a casket made entirely of wood
with no metal parts.
●● Arrangement conference
Answer: the meeting between the funeral practitioner and the client
family during which funeral arrangements are discussed, and may refer
to pre-need or at-need situations.
●● At need
Answer: when a death has occurred.
●● Bishop
Answer: leader of multiple churches in a particular denomination; in the
Roman Catholic faith, the head of a diocese; in the Latter-day Saints
faith, Bishop of the ward is leader of a single congregation.
●● Bonze
Answer: the title of the Buddhist priest.
●● Book of Dates
, Answer: a term used in the Buddhist faith to describe a calendar that is
used to determine an accurate time for casketing the deceased, services
and disposition.
●● Brother
Answer: in the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a
religious order without being ordained.
●● Brotherhood
Answer: relating to a social or religious organization.
●● Burial (Interment)
Answer: the act of placing the dead human body in the ground.
●● Burial
Answer: Transit Permit (Disposition Permit) - a legal document, issued
by a governmental agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition
of a dead human body.
●● Calling hours
Answer: (Visitation / Visiting hours) - time set aside for friends and
relatives to pay respect for the deceased prior to the funeral service.
●● Cantor
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DETAILED
REVIEW SHEET
●● Acolyte
Answer: an altar attendant.
●● Adaptive funeral rite
Answer: a funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those
directly involved.
●● Aftercare
Answer: those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling, personal
and/or written contact that come after the funeral.
●● Al Ghusl (Ghusl)
Answer: practical and ceremonial washing of a deceased Muslim
●● Alkaline hydrolysis - the reduction of a dead human body to essential
elements through a water
Answer: based dissolution process using alkaline chemicals, heat,
agitation, and pressure to accelerate natural decomposition; the
processing of the hydrolyzed remains after removal from the alkaline
,hydrolysis vessel; placement of the processed remains in a hydrolyzed
container; and release of the hydrolyzed remains to an appropriate part.
Alkaline hydrolysis is s form of final disposition
●● Allah
Answer: in the Islam faith, the name for God.
●● Altar
Answer: an elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or
at which religious rites are performed; in the Christian faith, a table on
which the Eucharist or Holy Communion is offered.
●● Alternative container
Answer: an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or
enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is
designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of
fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an
outside covering) or like materials.
●● Apostille
Answer: certification/legalization of a document for international use
(under terms of the Hague Convention).
●● Archbishop
,Answer: in the Roman Catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese.
●● Aron
Answer: Hebrew meaning container; a casket made entirely of wood
with no metal parts.
●● Arrangement conference
Answer: the meeting between the funeral practitioner and the client
family during which funeral arrangements are discussed, and may refer
to pre-need or at-need situations.
●● At need
Answer: when a death has occurred.
●● Bishop
Answer: leader of multiple churches in a particular denomination; in the
Roman Catholic faith, the head of a diocese; in the Latter-day Saints
faith, Bishop of the ward is leader of a single congregation.
●● Bonze
Answer: the title of the Buddhist priest.
●● Book of Dates
, Answer: a term used in the Buddhist faith to describe a calendar that is
used to determine an accurate time for casketing the deceased, services
and disposition.
●● Brother
Answer: in the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a
religious order without being ordained.
●● Brotherhood
Answer: relating to a social or religious organization.
●● Burial (Interment)
Answer: the act of placing the dead human body in the ground.
●● Burial
Answer: Transit Permit (Disposition Permit) - a legal document, issued
by a governmental agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition
of a dead human body.
●● Calling hours
Answer: (Visitation / Visiting hours) - time set aside for friends and
relatives to pay respect for the deceased prior to the funeral service.
●● Cantor
