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Mortuary Administration Exam Prep
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Ninety-eight percent of the notifications of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of
a. personal contact
b. telephone
c. telegram
d. letter - ✔️✔️b. telephone
A burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except
a. remains which are used for scientific or educational study
b. interment entombment or cremation of a remains
c. moving a remains from a state where the death occurred
d. Catholic Burial Mass - ✔️✔️d. Catholic Burial Mass
The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is
a. interment
b. entombment
c. cremation
d. inurnment - ✔️✔️b. entombment
A container for cremains is called
a. columbarium
b. urn
c. niche
d. retort - ✔️✔️b. urn
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The holy book of the Islam faith is the
a. masjid
b. mosque
c. koran
d. jinazah - ✔️✔️c. koran
The person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the
a. member of the family
b. medical examiner
c. minister
d. police - ✔️✔️a. member of the family
Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the
funeral director shoud
a. leave the jewelry on the deceased
b. remove the jewelry and place it on the nearest table
c. check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
d. place the jewelry in a valuable bag and take it with you - ✔️✔️c. check with the family
about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service
Education?
a. Grant accreditiation to qualified schools and colleges teaching funeral service
b. Further education in the field of funeral service
c. Formulate standards for funeral service education
d. Administer the National Board Exam - ✔️✔️d. Administer the National Board Exam
An obituary can best be defined as
a. a brief biographical sketch of a person's life
b. a death notice giving only the time, date and place of the funeral service
c. one of the certificates that must be filed with the local registrar
d. a letter of praise for the deceased - ✔️✔️a. a brief biographical sketch of a person's life
The death certificate contains all of the following except the
a. doctor's signature
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b. cause of death
c. religious affiliation
d. age of the deceased - ✔️✔️c. religious affiliation
When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a Presbyterian
church for the funeral service, the FD normally provides all of the following except the
a. floral display equipment
b. church truck
c. ushering
d. prie dieu - ✔️✔️d. prie dieu
The NFDA "Code of Ethics" is bsed upon
a. legal statutes
b. by-laws of the NFDA
c. state boards
d. the Golden Rule - ✔️✔️d. the Golden Rule
When a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the
a. health officer
b. coroner
c. police
d. lawyer - ✔️✔️b. coroner
The committal service is usually held at the
a. place of death
b. home of the deceased
c. funeral home
d. grave site - ✔️✔️d. grave site
Of the following, who has the preference to recieve the burial flag for a deceased veteran?
a. Grandfather
b. Father
c. Mother
d. Brother - ✔️✔️b. Father
The part of a handle of a casket the casketbearer grasps to lift the casket is called the
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a. lug
b. arm
c. bar
d. tip - ✔️✔️c. bar
The Jewish term for a seven day mourning period that begins on the day of burial is
a. sholoshim
b. taharah
c. yarkzeit
d. shivah - ✔️✔️d. shivah
In the Jewish faith, the skull cap worn by the men at temple and funeral services is a
a. kippah
b. taharah
c. talllith
d. tehilim - ✔️✔️a. kippah
The Jewish term for the 30 day mourning period is
a. kriah
b. shivah
c. sholoshim
d. taharah - ✔️✔️c. sholoshim
One who is authorized to read the lessons and scripture in a Chistian Science Church is the
a. speaker
b. priest
c. monsignor
d. reader - ✔️✔️d. reader
Which of the following is not used to identify the room in a funeral home where a remains
lies in state?
a. Slumuber room
b. Resting room
c. Visitation room
d. State room - ✔️✔️b. Resting room
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Mortuary Administration Exam Prep
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Ninety-eight percent of the notifications of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of
a. personal contact
b. telephone
c. telegram
d. letter - ✔️✔️b. telephone
A burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except
a. remains which are used for scientific or educational study
b. interment entombment or cremation of a remains
c. moving a remains from a state where the death occurred
d. Catholic Burial Mass - ✔️✔️d. Catholic Burial Mass
The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is
a. interment
b. entombment
c. cremation
d. inurnment - ✔️✔️b. entombment
A container for cremains is called
a. columbarium
b. urn
c. niche
d. retort - ✔️✔️b. urn
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The holy book of the Islam faith is the
a. masjid
b. mosque
c. koran
d. jinazah - ✔️✔️c. koran
The person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the
a. member of the family
b. medical examiner
c. minister
d. police - ✔️✔️a. member of the family
Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the
funeral director shoud
a. leave the jewelry on the deceased
b. remove the jewelry and place it on the nearest table
c. check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
d. place the jewelry in a valuable bag and take it with you - ✔️✔️c. check with the family
about the jewelry and remove it if they so desire
Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service
Education?
a. Grant accreditiation to qualified schools and colleges teaching funeral service
b. Further education in the field of funeral service
c. Formulate standards for funeral service education
d. Administer the National Board Exam - ✔️✔️d. Administer the National Board Exam
An obituary can best be defined as
a. a brief biographical sketch of a person's life
b. a death notice giving only the time, date and place of the funeral service
c. one of the certificates that must be filed with the local registrar
d. a letter of praise for the deceased - ✔️✔️a. a brief biographical sketch of a person's life
The death certificate contains all of the following except the
a. doctor's signature
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b. cause of death
c. religious affiliation
d. age of the deceased - ✔️✔️c. religious affiliation
When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a Presbyterian
church for the funeral service, the FD normally provides all of the following except the
a. floral display equipment
b. church truck
c. ushering
d. prie dieu - ✔️✔️d. prie dieu
The NFDA "Code of Ethics" is bsed upon
a. legal statutes
b. by-laws of the NFDA
c. state boards
d. the Golden Rule - ✔️✔️d. the Golden Rule
When a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the
a. health officer
b. coroner
c. police
d. lawyer - ✔️✔️b. coroner
The committal service is usually held at the
a. place of death
b. home of the deceased
c. funeral home
d. grave site - ✔️✔️d. grave site
Of the following, who has the preference to recieve the burial flag for a deceased veteran?
a. Grandfather
b. Father
c. Mother
d. Brother - ✔️✔️b. Father
The part of a handle of a casket the casketbearer grasps to lift the casket is called the
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a. lug
b. arm
c. bar
d. tip - ✔️✔️c. bar
The Jewish term for a seven day mourning period that begins on the day of burial is
a. sholoshim
b. taharah
c. yarkzeit
d. shivah - ✔️✔️d. shivah
In the Jewish faith, the skull cap worn by the men at temple and funeral services is a
a. kippah
b. taharah
c. talllith
d. tehilim - ✔️✔️a. kippah
The Jewish term for the 30 day mourning period is
a. kriah
b. shivah
c. sholoshim
d. taharah - ✔️✔️c. sholoshim
One who is authorized to read the lessons and scripture in a Chistian Science Church is the
a. speaker
b. priest
c. monsignor
d. reader - ✔️✔️d. reader
Which of the following is not used to identify the room in a funeral home where a remains
lies in state?
a. Slumuber room
b. Resting room
c. Visitation room
d. State room - ✔️✔️b. Resting room
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