Mortuary Science Practice Test: Funeral Service Merchandising Questions with correct Answers

A container for cremated remains: - Answer- Urn The part of the handle of a casket the pallbearers grasp to lift the casket: - Answer- Bar Oversized caskets increase by how many inches in width: - Answer- 2 inches The base molding is part of the: - Answer- Body shell A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket: - Answer- Stationary bar Method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as a casket, facilities, and automobiles: - Answer- Functional pricing A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with multiple number of needles: - Answer- Shirred Length of an adult standard metal casket: - Answer- 78 inches Of this list, what would best refers to group pricing: 1. All 18 gauge caskets priced the same 2. Showing all non-protective caskets together 3. Every casket is different 4. None of these - Answer- All 18 gauge caskets priced the same Sum of a group of numbers/figures divided by the number of units. Ex: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7=28 28/7=4 (28 is divided by 7 because there are 7 units of numbers) 4 would be your: - Answer- (Mean) Average A pamphlet made available giving details about the deceased and the funeral arrangements: - Answer- Memorial folder Transfer container consosting of a wooden tray with cardboard covering for the casket: - Answer- Air tray Any item obtained from a third party and paid for by the funeral provider on the purchaser's behalf: - Answer- Cash advance item Part of the casket handle that attaches to the bar and the lug: - Answer- Arm An exterior style in which the material of casket has a raised design above the surface: - Answer- Embossed Metal alloy that is malleable, ductile, and reddish-brown in color: - Answer- Bronze Fabric of silk, cotton, and rayon with a nap: - Answer- Velvet The most effective location for a seletcion room in the funeral home : - Answer- Main level A casket having eight angles or corners: - Answer- Octagon Any metal formed rom iron is considered: - Answer- Ferrous The stand or support upon which the casket rests in the selection room: - Answer- Casket stand The maximum number of caskets to be displayed in the display room: - Answer- 30 The name of what must appear on the casket price list: - Answer- Funeral home A device which caskets are placed one on top of the other: - Answer- Casket rack The value that occurs most frequently in a listing of numbers: - Answer- Mode A reduction in the amount of the bill when a minimum quantity of embalming is bought: - Answer- Quantity discount When a funeral director remains in the selection room throughout the selection process: - Answer- Direct selection room procedure A casket in which the rim, crown, and pies are formed as one unit with a tranverse cut in the cap, forming a two piece lid for the casket: - Answer- Perfection half couch` Casket finish which produces a low luster appearance: - Answer- Semi-gloss Molding along the lowermost edge of casket panel: - Answer- Base molding A metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%: - Answer- Bronze The method of price location by which each unit of service and/or merchandise is priced separately: - Answer- Itemization Container for dead human remains that is anthropoidal in shape: - Answer- Coffin Movable casket handle with a hinged arm: - Answer- Swing bar Quartile is a division of howmany intervals, ea