FSE 215 COMPREHNSIVE REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
An overthrow, overlay, or blanket is used with: - Answers - Wood half couch, metal half
couch, a three-quarter couch, and a full couch casket.
The part of the handle of a casket that the pallbearer grasps to lift the casket is called: -
Answers - The bar.
Tailored is a style of casket: - Answers - Interior.
Extra sizes of caskets increase for each extra width by: - Answers - Two inches.
The base molding part of a casket: - Answers - The shell.
When an interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket, it is said to
be: - Answers - Tailored.
A state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length 6 feet, 6 inches, and in width: -
Answers - 28 inches.
A casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom, is called: -
Answers - A state casket.
A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a: - Answers
- Stationary bar handle.
A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with multiple numbers of
needles is called: - Answers - Shirred.
The metal used in the shell of a 20-gauge steel casket would be: - Answers - 1/20 inch
thick.
The attached panel and ogee are part of the casket: - Answers - Shell.
The part of the handle that is attached to the casket is the: - Answers - Lug.
The length of a standard adult wood casket is: - Answers - 6/3
The length of a standard adult metal casket is: - Answers - 6/6
T/F. A casket which is 6/9XXX would be 28 inches in width. - Answers - False.
T/F. A top panel of a casket is always full oval in shape. - Answers - False.
, T/F. The gauge of a sheet of metal is equal to the number of sheets of that thickness,
which is required to measure one inch. - Answers - True.
T/F. To speak of an urn casket means that it has square corners. - Answers - False.
T/F. Bronze is an alloy consisting essentially of copper and tin. - Answers - True.
T/F. The unseen qualities of a casket are of little importance. - Answers - False.
T/F. Copper and zinc are two non-ferrous metals used in the manufacturing of caskets. -
Answers - True.
T/F. A gathered type of interior made on a sewing machine with 4 or 5 multiple needle
heads and adjustable tension control is called a shirred interior. - Answers - True.
T/F. The term embossed is used to describe a design impressed into cloth used in
covering caskets. - Answers - True.
T/F. Oftentimes, an urn design appears not only on the casket corner, but the entire
length and width of the sides and ends of the casket. - Answers - True.
T/F. Velvet is used for interiors on the most expensive caskets. - Answers - True.
T/F. The standard adult woods casket is 6'6" in length. - Answers - False.
T/F. The standard adult metal casket is 6 feet 6 inches in length and 23 inches wide. -
Answers - True.
T/F. For length, caskets increase in units of 3 inches. - Answers - True.
T/F. In measuring the thickness of caskets, the thinner the metal, the higher the gauge.
- Answers - True.
T/F. The thickness of non-ferrous metals is expressed in ounces per square inch. -
Answers - False.
T/F. Cypress is a hardwood used in caskets. - Answers - False.
T/F. Velour is used as an interior material on caskets. - Answers - True.
T/F. Wood wool is used on casket exteriors. - Answers - False.
T/F. A stationary bar handle does not hinge. - Answers - True.
T/F. The shell of a casket is made up of the body, top, and panel. - Answers - False.
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
An overthrow, overlay, or blanket is used with: - Answers - Wood half couch, metal half
couch, a three-quarter couch, and a full couch casket.
The part of the handle of a casket that the pallbearer grasps to lift the casket is called: -
Answers - The bar.
Tailored is a style of casket: - Answers - Interior.
Extra sizes of caskets increase for each extra width by: - Answers - Two inches.
The base molding part of a casket: - Answers - The shell.
When an interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket, it is said to
be: - Answers - Tailored.
A state casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length 6 feet, 6 inches, and in width: -
Answers - 28 inches.
A casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom, is called: -
Answers - A state casket.
A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a: - Answers
- Stationary bar handle.
A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine with multiple numbers of
needles is called: - Answers - Shirred.
The metal used in the shell of a 20-gauge steel casket would be: - Answers - 1/20 inch
thick.
The attached panel and ogee are part of the casket: - Answers - Shell.
The part of the handle that is attached to the casket is the: - Answers - Lug.
The length of a standard adult wood casket is: - Answers - 6/3
The length of a standard adult metal casket is: - Answers - 6/6
T/F. A casket which is 6/9XXX would be 28 inches in width. - Answers - False.
T/F. A top panel of a casket is always full oval in shape. - Answers - False.
, T/F. The gauge of a sheet of metal is equal to the number of sheets of that thickness,
which is required to measure one inch. - Answers - True.
T/F. To speak of an urn casket means that it has square corners. - Answers - False.
T/F. Bronze is an alloy consisting essentially of copper and tin. - Answers - True.
T/F. The unseen qualities of a casket are of little importance. - Answers - False.
T/F. Copper and zinc are two non-ferrous metals used in the manufacturing of caskets. -
Answers - True.
T/F. A gathered type of interior made on a sewing machine with 4 or 5 multiple needle
heads and adjustable tension control is called a shirred interior. - Answers - True.
T/F. The term embossed is used to describe a design impressed into cloth used in
covering caskets. - Answers - True.
T/F. Oftentimes, an urn design appears not only on the casket corner, but the entire
length and width of the sides and ends of the casket. - Answers - True.
T/F. Velvet is used for interiors on the most expensive caskets. - Answers - True.
T/F. The standard adult woods casket is 6'6" in length. - Answers - False.
T/F. The standard adult metal casket is 6 feet 6 inches in length and 23 inches wide. -
Answers - True.
T/F. For length, caskets increase in units of 3 inches. - Answers - True.
T/F. In measuring the thickness of caskets, the thinner the metal, the higher the gauge.
- Answers - True.
T/F. The thickness of non-ferrous metals is expressed in ounces per square inch. -
Answers - False.
T/F. Cypress is a hardwood used in caskets. - Answers - False.
T/F. Velour is used as an interior material on caskets. - Answers - True.
T/F. Wood wool is used on casket exteriors. - Answers - False.
T/F. A stationary bar handle does not hinge. - Answers - True.
T/F. The shell of a casket is made up of the body, top, and panel. - Answers - False.
