MORT 203 SECTION 4 DEVELOPMENT
OF FUNERAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Code of Ethics - Answer-Needed for colleagueship/cohesion
Communication within the trade - Answer-1. Drummers/Salesmen
2. Trade papers
3. Trade magazines
Drummers/Salesmen - Answer-First agents of communication
Trade papers - Answer-Articles on embalming, funerals and professionalism
Trade Magazines - Answer-Formal medium of communication
Growth, Problems and Change - Answer-1. Relationships with associations
2. Transporting the dead
3. Mortuary Education
4. Communication within occupation
Professional Associational Groups - Answer-1. National Funeral Directors Association
2. Selected Independent Funeral Homes
3. Order of the Golden Rule
4. Jewish Funeral Directors of America
5. Funeral Service Foundation
6. Casket Manufacturers Association
7. National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association
8. Cremation Association of North America
9. International Cemetery, Crematory, and Funeral Association
10. Epsilon Nu Delta
National Funeral Directors Association - Answer-(NFDA) Oldest & Largest association;
- Provides advocacy, education, information, products, programs and services
-Help members enhance quality of services to families
Selected Independent Funeral Homes - Answer-Limited membership funeral service
organization (1917)
-Invitation only
-One member firm per city
-Developed sound business practices
, Order of the Golden Rule - Answer-(OGR)
-Organization if independent, family owned funeral homes
-Established in 1928
-Mission is to build and support member interaction, information exchange and
professional business development through a wide range of programs, services and
resources
-Membership limited to one funeral home per community
Jewish Funeral Directors of America - Answer-(JFDA)
-An association which guides, aids and supports members in honoring the deceased
and comforting the bereaved by preserving, promoting and practicing the customs and
traditions of the Jewish funeral
Funeral Service Foundation - Answer-National organization which advances
professionalism in funeral service
-Enhances public knowledge and understanding through education and research
-Non-profit educational trust
Casket Manufacturers Association - Answer-Organization of casket manufacturers
intended to facilitate sharing of information
-Fairness in pricing structure
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association - Answer--Established to
represent interests of African American funeral directors
Cremation Association of North America - Answer-(CANA)
-Founded in 1913
-International organization of cemeterians, cremationists, funeral directors, industry
suppliers and consultants.
-Originally formed to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic way of dealing
with a dead human body
International Cemetery, Crematory and Funeral Association - Answer--International
trade association representing all segments of the cemetery, funeral service, cremation
and memorialization profession
-Serving as a national problem solving forum
Epsilon Nu Delta - Answer--Promoters of continuing education
-Non-profit
State/Local Funeral Directors Associations - Answer-1. California Funeral Directors
Association
2. Cemetery and Mortuary Association of California
3. Los Angeles County Funeral Directors Association
4. Orange County Funeral Directors Association
OF FUNERAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Code of Ethics - Answer-Needed for colleagueship/cohesion
Communication within the trade - Answer-1. Drummers/Salesmen
2. Trade papers
3. Trade magazines
Drummers/Salesmen - Answer-First agents of communication
Trade papers - Answer-Articles on embalming, funerals and professionalism
Trade Magazines - Answer-Formal medium of communication
Growth, Problems and Change - Answer-1. Relationships with associations
2. Transporting the dead
3. Mortuary Education
4. Communication within occupation
Professional Associational Groups - Answer-1. National Funeral Directors Association
2. Selected Independent Funeral Homes
3. Order of the Golden Rule
4. Jewish Funeral Directors of America
5. Funeral Service Foundation
6. Casket Manufacturers Association
7. National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association
8. Cremation Association of North America
9. International Cemetery, Crematory, and Funeral Association
10. Epsilon Nu Delta
National Funeral Directors Association - Answer-(NFDA) Oldest & Largest association;
- Provides advocacy, education, information, products, programs and services
-Help members enhance quality of services to families
Selected Independent Funeral Homes - Answer-Limited membership funeral service
organization (1917)
-Invitation only
-One member firm per city
-Developed sound business practices
, Order of the Golden Rule - Answer-(OGR)
-Organization if independent, family owned funeral homes
-Established in 1928
-Mission is to build and support member interaction, information exchange and
professional business development through a wide range of programs, services and
resources
-Membership limited to one funeral home per community
Jewish Funeral Directors of America - Answer-(JFDA)
-An association which guides, aids and supports members in honoring the deceased
and comforting the bereaved by preserving, promoting and practicing the customs and
traditions of the Jewish funeral
Funeral Service Foundation - Answer-National organization which advances
professionalism in funeral service
-Enhances public knowledge and understanding through education and research
-Non-profit educational trust
Casket Manufacturers Association - Answer-Organization of casket manufacturers
intended to facilitate sharing of information
-Fairness in pricing structure
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association - Answer--Established to
represent interests of African American funeral directors
Cremation Association of North America - Answer-(CANA)
-Founded in 1913
-International organization of cemeterians, cremationists, funeral directors, industry
suppliers and consultants.
-Originally formed to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic way of dealing
with a dead human body
International Cemetery, Crematory and Funeral Association - Answer--International
trade association representing all segments of the cemetery, funeral service, cremation
and memorialization profession
-Serving as a national problem solving forum
Epsilon Nu Delta - Answer--Promoters of continuing education
-Non-profit
State/Local Funeral Directors Associations - Answer-1. California Funeral Directors
Association
2. Cemetery and Mortuary Association of California
3. Los Angeles County Funeral Directors Association
4. Orange County Funeral Directors Association
