CREMATION EXAM 1 ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

CREMATION EXAM 1 ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Cremation - Answer -Reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber. Crematory - Answer -Physical location of the cremator where the cremation process is performed. cremator/retort - Answer -Mechanical unit used in the cremation process when is cremation thought to have begun - Answer -around 3000 BC in Greece niche - Answer -a recess or space used for the permanent placement of cremated remains columbarium - Answer -A structure, room, or space containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains. where did cremation begin - Answer -scandinavia between 2200 BC to 1570 BC 1st U.S. Cremation - Answer -Col. Henry Laurens on a funeral pyreFuneral Pyre - Answer -huge and often elaborate piles and structures of wood modern cremation - Answer -Scientific process that takes place in a controlled chamber built for this specific purpose Dr. Francis LeMoyne - Answer -built 1st crematory in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1876 1st modern cremation in US -