History of Mortuary Science- Test 2
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What were early Christian death beliefs based on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Modified
Hebrew beliefs
What were the two differences between Hebrew and early Christian beliefs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Early Christians believed that:
1. Their relationship with God was one of father and children
2. Jesus is the messiah
What does "Fraternity of Man" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - All humans are siblings
True or false: early Christians believed that all human souls were of equal value - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
What is purgatory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Where early Christians believed souls
worked off their sin
True or false: early Christians believed that their dead were not given new bodies in heaven -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
True or false: early Christians saw death as sleep - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What does the etymology of "cemetery" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sleeping place
What do the early Christians believe the second coming of Christ is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Judgement day
,What was the primary mode of disposition for early Christians? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Burial
What were three reasons that early Christians used burial as their primary disposition? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Believed body was a vessel of the Holy Spirit
2. Emulation of Christ
3. Body could be examined for foul play
In what cases was cremation acceptable to early Christians? - CORRECT ANSWER - In
cases of disease.
What were early Christian burial customs loosely based on? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Jewish customs
Define "corporal work of mercy" - CORRECT ANSWER - A good deed done for the body,
such as burying the dead.
Define "spiritual work of mercy" - CORRECT ANSWER - A good deed done for the soul,
such as praying for the dead
True or false: early Christians saw dead bodies as sources of corruption - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Define "kiss of peace" - CORRECT ANSWER - Final kiss given to the dead before burial.
Early Christian
What is canon law? - CORRECT ANSWER - Church laws
, Name the four requirements for a Christian burial according to Canon law: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Decently laid out with lights
2. Sprinkled with holy water and incensed
3. Cross laid upon the chest
4. Buried in consecrated ground
Did early Christian canon law require the use of coffins? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
What is the Viaticum? - CORRECT ANSWER - The final communion given prior to
death, "last rites"
What four things did early Christians do to prepare the body for burial? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Closed eyes and mouth
2. Washed body
3. Anointed body
4. Dressed body in white clothes
What was the early time frame for early Christian wakes? The later time frame? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Early: minimum of 8 hours before funeral
Later: 3 days before burial
At the wake, was it customary for early Christians to mourn loudly? - CORRECT
ANSWER - No
What is the term for "mass for the dead?" - CORRECT ANSWER - Requiem mass
What occurred during a requiem mass? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reading Psalms, singing
hymns, and saying of prayers for living and dead.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What were early Christian death beliefs based on? - CORRECT ANSWER - Modified
Hebrew beliefs
What were the two differences between Hebrew and early Christian beliefs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Early Christians believed that:
1. Their relationship with God was one of father and children
2. Jesus is the messiah
What does "Fraternity of Man" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - All humans are siblings
True or false: early Christians believed that all human souls were of equal value - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
What is purgatory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Where early Christians believed souls
worked off their sin
True or false: early Christians believed that their dead were not given new bodies in heaven -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
True or false: early Christians saw death as sleep - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What does the etymology of "cemetery" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sleeping place
What do the early Christians believe the second coming of Christ is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Judgement day
,What was the primary mode of disposition for early Christians? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Burial
What were three reasons that early Christians used burial as their primary disposition? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Believed body was a vessel of the Holy Spirit
2. Emulation of Christ
3. Body could be examined for foul play
In what cases was cremation acceptable to early Christians? - CORRECT ANSWER - In
cases of disease.
What were early Christian burial customs loosely based on? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Jewish customs
Define "corporal work of mercy" - CORRECT ANSWER - A good deed done for the body,
such as burying the dead.
Define "spiritual work of mercy" - CORRECT ANSWER - A good deed done for the soul,
such as praying for the dead
True or false: early Christians saw dead bodies as sources of corruption - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Define "kiss of peace" - CORRECT ANSWER - Final kiss given to the dead before burial.
Early Christian
What is canon law? - CORRECT ANSWER - Church laws
, Name the four requirements for a Christian burial according to Canon law: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Decently laid out with lights
2. Sprinkled with holy water and incensed
3. Cross laid upon the chest
4. Buried in consecrated ground
Did early Christian canon law require the use of coffins? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
What is the Viaticum? - CORRECT ANSWER - The final communion given prior to
death, "last rites"
What four things did early Christians do to prepare the body for burial? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Closed eyes and mouth
2. Washed body
3. Anointed body
4. Dressed body in white clothes
What was the early time frame for early Christian wakes? The later time frame? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Early: minimum of 8 hours before funeral
Later: 3 days before burial
At the wake, was it customary for early Christians to mourn loudly? - CORRECT
ANSWER - No
What is the term for "mass for the dead?" - CORRECT ANSWER - Requiem mass
What occurred during a requiem mass? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reading Psalms, singing
hymns, and saying of prayers for living and dead.
