National Board Exam Study Guide;
Funeral Directing Questions &
answers
Acknowledgment Cards - correct answer ✔✔ Cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness
shown to a deceased's family
Acolyte - correct answer ✔✔ An altar attendant
Adaptive Funeral Rite - correct answer ✔✔ A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and
wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of times
Aftercare (Post-Funeral Follow-up) - correct answer ✔✔ Those appropriate and helpful acts of
counseling that come after the funeral
Allah - correct answer ✔✔ Islam faith God
Altar - correct answer ✔✔ An elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at
which religious rites are performed; In the Christian faith, a tale on which the Eucharist or Holy
Communion is offered
Alternative Container - correct answer ✔✔ Unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle
or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the
encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition
materials, or like materials
Apostille - correct answer ✔✔ Certification/legalization of a document for international use
,Archbishop - correct answer ✔✔ Roman Catholic faith, head of archdiocese
Aron - correct answer ✔✔ Hebrew word meaning container; a casket made entirely out of
wood
Arrangements Conference - correct answer ✔✔ The meeting between the funeral director and
the client family during which the funeral arrangements are discussed
Artificial Grass - correct answer ✔✔ Imitation of grass made in mat form and used at the
cemetery to cover the earth around the grave
At-Need Counseling - correct answer ✔✔ Counseling with the family as they select the services
and items of merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of their choice
when a death has occurred
Bishop - correct answer ✔✔ Leader of multiple churches in a particular denomination; Roman
Catholic faith the head of the diocese
Bishop of the ward - correct answer ✔✔ LDS or Mormon faith the leader of a single church
Bonze - correct answer ✔✔ Buddhist priest
Book of Dates - correct answer ✔✔ Buddhist faith to describe a calendar that is used to
determine an accurate time for casketing the body
Brother - correct answer ✔✔ Roman Catholic faith a man who is a member of a religious order
without being ordained or while preparing for ordination
, Brotherhood - correct answer ✔✔ Relating to a social organization
Burial-Transit Permit - correct answer ✔✔ A legal document, issued by a governmental agency,
authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body
Canopy (Cemetery Tent) - correct answer ✔✔ A portable shelter used to cover the grave area
during the committal
Cantor - correct answer ✔✔ A religious singer who assists the clergy; Assists the Rabbi in the
Jewish faith; assists the priest in the Eastern Orthodox Faith
Cardinal - correct answer ✔✔ Roman Catholic faith, a dignity conferred upon Bishops making
them Princes of the Church
Cash Advance - correct answer ✔✔ May include but are not limited to, Cemetery or crematory
services, pallbearers, public transportation, clergy honoraria, flowers, musicians or singers,
nurses, obituary notices, gratuities, and death certificates. Sometimes called an accommodation
or cash disbursement
Casketbearer - correct answer ✔✔ One who actively bears or carries the casket during the
funeral service and at the committal service
Celebrant - correct answer ✔✔ Officiant who celebrates the Mass in the Roman Catholic Church
Cemetery - correct answer ✔✔ An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final
disposition of dead human bodies
Certified Copy of a Death Certificate - correct answer ✔✔ A legal copy of the original death
certificate
Funeral Directing Questions &
answers
Acknowledgment Cards - correct answer ✔✔ Cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness
shown to a deceased's family
Acolyte - correct answer ✔✔ An altar attendant
Adaptive Funeral Rite - correct answer ✔✔ A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and
wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of times
Aftercare (Post-Funeral Follow-up) - correct answer ✔✔ Those appropriate and helpful acts of
counseling that come after the funeral
Allah - correct answer ✔✔ Islam faith God
Altar - correct answer ✔✔ An elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at
which religious rites are performed; In the Christian faith, a tale on which the Eucharist or Holy
Communion is offered
Alternative Container - correct answer ✔✔ Unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle
or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the
encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition
materials, or like materials
Apostille - correct answer ✔✔ Certification/legalization of a document for international use
,Archbishop - correct answer ✔✔ Roman Catholic faith, head of archdiocese
Aron - correct answer ✔✔ Hebrew word meaning container; a casket made entirely out of
wood
Arrangements Conference - correct answer ✔✔ The meeting between the funeral director and
the client family during which the funeral arrangements are discussed
Artificial Grass - correct answer ✔✔ Imitation of grass made in mat form and used at the
cemetery to cover the earth around the grave
At-Need Counseling - correct answer ✔✔ Counseling with the family as they select the services
and items of merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of their choice
when a death has occurred
Bishop - correct answer ✔✔ Leader of multiple churches in a particular denomination; Roman
Catholic faith the head of the diocese
Bishop of the ward - correct answer ✔✔ LDS or Mormon faith the leader of a single church
Bonze - correct answer ✔✔ Buddhist priest
Book of Dates - correct answer ✔✔ Buddhist faith to describe a calendar that is used to
determine an accurate time for casketing the body
Brother - correct answer ✔✔ Roman Catholic faith a man who is a member of a religious order
without being ordained or while preparing for ordination
, Brotherhood - correct answer ✔✔ Relating to a social organization
Burial-Transit Permit - correct answer ✔✔ A legal document, issued by a governmental agency,
authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body
Canopy (Cemetery Tent) - correct answer ✔✔ A portable shelter used to cover the grave area
during the committal
Cantor - correct answer ✔✔ A religious singer who assists the clergy; Assists the Rabbi in the
Jewish faith; assists the priest in the Eastern Orthodox Faith
Cardinal - correct answer ✔✔ Roman Catholic faith, a dignity conferred upon Bishops making
them Princes of the Church
Cash Advance - correct answer ✔✔ May include but are not limited to, Cemetery or crematory
services, pallbearers, public transportation, clergy honoraria, flowers, musicians or singers,
nurses, obituary notices, gratuities, and death certificates. Sometimes called an accommodation
or cash disbursement
Casketbearer - correct answer ✔✔ One who actively bears or carries the casket during the
funeral service and at the committal service
Celebrant - correct answer ✔✔ Officiant who celebrates the Mass in the Roman Catholic Church
Cemetery - correct answer ✔✔ An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final
disposition of dead human bodies
Certified Copy of a Death Certificate - correct answer ✔✔ A legal copy of the original death
certificate
