Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW VERSION

Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW VERSION 1. PIMS - ANSWER Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. 2. Nondiscrimination Policy - ANSWER Affirms commitment to equal opportunity and diversity. 3. Title VI - ANSWER Civil Rights Act prohibiting race discrimination. 4. Title IX - ANSWER Education Amendments prohibiting gender discrimination. 5. Dr. Barry T. Lease - ANSWER PIMS Program Director for inquiries and complaints. 6. Michael S. Burns - ANSWER PIMS Title IX Coordinator and Dean of Faculty. 7. Mission Statement - ANSWER Promotes student achievement in funeral service. 8. Continuing Education - ANSWER Programs for licensed professionals to update skills. 9. Vision of PIMS - ANSWER Provide ethical learning for funeral service excellence. 10. Curriculum Evolution - ANSWER Adapts to contemporary funeral service needs. 11. Mortuary Arts and Sciences - ANSWER Training includes theory and practical instruction. 12. Industry Experts - ANSWER Professionals sharing insights with students. 13. Funeral Service Oath - ANSWER Commitment to honor and integrity in practice. 14. Social Consciousness - ANSWER Awareness of responsibilities in funeral service. 15. Satisfactory Academic Progress Check - ANSWER Regular review of student academic performance. 16. Title IV Federal Financial Aid - ANSWER Financial aid requiring completion within 150% timeframe. 17. Pace of Completion - ANSWER Rate of successfully completed credits to attempted credits. 18. 67% Completion Rate - ANSWER Minimum percentage of credits needed to maintain aid. 19. Embalming Orientation - ANSWER Course introducing clinical embalming requirements. 20. Affiliation Agreement - ANSWER Document outlining expectations for clinical training. 21. Test Out Case - ANSWER Demonstration of embalming skills for accreditation. 22. Funeral Service Skills Practicum Agreement - ANSWER Document detailing tasks for practicum participation. 23. Proctored Exam - ANSWER Exam overseen by staff or remote proctoring service. 24. Examity Remote Proctor System - ANSWER Online proctoring service for comprehensive exams. 25. Scheduled Exam Dates - ANSWER Specific times when comprehensive exams are offered. 26. Credit Hours Attempted - ANSWER Total credits a student has enrolled in. 27. Credit Hours Completed - ANSWER Total credits a student has successfully passed. 28. Decedent Care Facility - ANSWER On-campus facility for clinical embalming practice. 29. Off-Site Facility Approval - ANSWER Process for distance students to perform embalming. 30. Withdrawal from Program - ANSWER Removal from program due to unmet requirements. 31. Strategies for Success - ANSWER Course introducing practicum expectations and agreements. 32. ABFSE Accreditation Standards - ANSWER Guidelines ensuring quality in funeral service education. 33. Cumulative Hours - ANSWER Total hours of credits completed over time. 34. Financial Aid Warning - ANSWER Status indicating potential loss of financial aid. 35. Maximum Time Frame - ANSWER Limit for completing a program, set at 150%. 36. First Trimester Standards - ANSWER GPA thresholds for first-time full time students. 37. Second Trimester Standards - ANSWER GPA thresholds for second-time full-time students. 38. Third Trimester Standards - ANSWER GPA thresholds for third-time full time students. 39. Fourth Trimester Standards - ANSWER GPA thresholds for fourth-time full-time students. 40. Comprehensive Exam - ANSWER Final assessment for funeral service education students. 41. Clinical Embalming Requirements - ANSWER Completion of embalming cases and reports needed. 42. A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape - ANSWER coffin 43. Wood that comes from trees that lose their leaves annually - ANSWER hardwood 44. Wood from cone bearing trees - ANSWER Softwood 45. The top of an air seal burial vault that entraps air as it is put in position. It also supports the weight of the earth above - ANSWER dome shaped 46. A method of sealing a vault that utilizes the air pressure created by placing dome of the vault onto the base of the vault - ANSWER air seal 47. In burial vaults, the method of sealing that utilizes the principle of the air seal in conjunction with an epoxy material at the junction of the dome and the base of the vault - ANSWER double seal 48. An outer enclosure that offers protection for the earth load but without sealing qualities - ANSWER grave liner 49. The 70/30 rule says - ANSWER 30% of merchandise should be below expansive 70% should be above expansive 50. You get one price that includes service and merchandise this pricing is called - ANSWER unit pricing 51. This gives you two prices one for services, one for merchandise - ANSWER bi unit pricing 52. This breaks down functional prices to consumers, services, automobiles, facilities, etc. - ANSWER functional pricing 53. Name the % of the balance quartile in order - ANSWER 10% 27% 40% 23% 54. Physical object designed for the deceased - ANSWER memorial 55. Memorial that is built for memory when the body is not present - ANSWER cenotaph 56. Where is the largest cenotaph in the world - ANSWER Washington DC Monument 57. What are the standard burial vault dimensions - ANSWER 30x86 inches inside 58. What are the four gages metal caskets are made from - ANSWER 16,18,19,20 59. This contains chromium and NO nickel, stainless steel - ANSWER 400 series 60. This contains chromium and nickel and is a higher grade - ANSWER 300 series 61. Wood caskets are required ___ to _____ board feet of lumber - ANSWER 130-150 62. In first US patent was given to _______ for his metallic coffins - ANSWER James Gray 63. The percentage derived by dividing the wholesale amount of the merchandise by the retail of the merchandise - ANSWER Consumer Value Index CVI 64. The relationship between the wholesale cost of the merchandise and the total cost of both services and merchandise to the consumer - ANSWER Merchandise Value Ratio MVR 65. A pricing method where there is an inverse relationship between the markup and the price of the casket. Higher priced caskets were given a lower markup - ANSWER declining price structure 66. A pricing method where the markup varies. Higher priced caskets are given a higher markup - ANSWER graduated recovery 67. The wings of the main part of the church are - ANSWER trancepts 68. The place about the altar of the church, usually enclosing the clergy and other officials - ANSWER chancel 69. The Buddhist priest is called the - ANSWER bonze 70. Does the Catholic church forbid cremation - ANSWER NO 71. leader/founder of Scientist Church - ANSWER Baker-Eddy 72. What is the council of Bishops - ANSWER Synod 73. Weight of the soil above the burial containers as well as the force of the earth against the sides to - ANSWER Static load 74. Occurs when soil is placed on top of existing grave; short duration - ANSWER differential load 75. Varies in intensity - ANSWER dynamic load 76. Occurs when large amounts of fill dirt is dumped on OBC - ANSWER impact load 77. Private investors who are willing to supply financing for new and or risky small venture startups - ANSWER angels 78. An association of business firearms that promotes ethical conduct by all business firms in a community - ANSWER better business bureau 79. The governing body that is elected by stockholders of a corporation - ANSWER board of directors 80. 2/10, n/30-2% discount if paid 10 days from date of invoice . net amount must be paid within 30 days of date of invoice - ANSWER cash discounts 81. This act outlaws discriminatory practices in pay; requires employers to pay a minimum wage to employees, and to pay a minimum of one and half times the regular rate for any hours beyond forty worked in a week - ANSWER Fair Labor Standards Act 82. The registered rights of a creator to reproduce, publish, and sell the work that is the product of the intelligence and skill of that person - ANSWER Copyright 83. The statistical study of human populations with respect to their size, density, distribution, composition, and income - ANSWER Demographics 84. One who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business firm or venture - ANSWER Entrepreneur 85. A document that lists the major responsibilities as tasks of the job - ANSWER job description 86. The art and science of motivating people toward the achievement of a goal is called - ANSWER management 87. A business that purchases finished goods for resale is called - ANSWER merchandising 88. The registered rights of an inventor to make, use, and sell an invention - ANSWER patent 89. An intangible asset that is a distinct name, sign, or symbol for which the Federal government grants exclusive rights to use for a specified period of time - ANSWER trademark 90. If there is not a will the property and holdings of a deceased person will be distributed according to law and an administrator/personal representative will be appointed by the? - ANSWER court 91. Is a dead human property real property? What type of property is it? - ANSWER it is not property in a real sense its Quasi property 92. State regulation of funeral services for the health and welfare of citizens is an example of? - ANSWER police power 93. If a body is in one mortuary, the mortuary that has control of the final disposition is said to have what type of custody - ANSWER constructive custody 94. Drivers who are under the control of the funeral director are classified as - ANSWER agent drivers 95. The funeral director who has physical possession of a dead human body is said to have what type of custody - ANSWER actual custody 96. ____________ consists of rules and principles that society has established for the handling and disposition of the dead - ANSWER funeral law