MASSACHUSETTS FUNERAL DIRECTOR
JURISPRUDENCE ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ What is the minimal size of a funeral home chapel?
Answer: 300 sq ft
◉ What type of flooring is required in a prep rm?
Answer: tile or cement
◉ What are the minimum requirements in a prep rm
Answer: Flush rim sink, floor drain, backflow preventer
◉ Besides a FD and embalmer, who are allowed in the prep room?
Answer: Mort student, immediate family, public official
◉ How long is the cooling off period?
Answer: 10 day
, ◉ If a goods and service are selected at pre-need and not available at
death what happens?
Answer: NOK can select the goods and services of fair market value
of equal or greater value.
◉ The obligation to locate a trust beneficiary?
Answer: funeral establishment
◉ How long is a funeral home responsible to hold onto cremains,
before action is taken
Answer: 10 months
◉ If a type 3 funeral director does not own or owns less than 10%
ownership what happens to his license?
Answer: its reduced to a type 6
◉ Can a funeral home charge extra for prepping a post or organ
donation?
Answer: No
◉ Who is responsible for an apprentices actions in his line of duty?
Answer: type 3 sponsor
JURISPRUDENCE ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ What is the minimal size of a funeral home chapel?
Answer: 300 sq ft
◉ What type of flooring is required in a prep rm?
Answer: tile or cement
◉ What are the minimum requirements in a prep rm
Answer: Flush rim sink, floor drain, backflow preventer
◉ Besides a FD and embalmer, who are allowed in the prep room?
Answer: Mort student, immediate family, public official
◉ How long is the cooling off period?
Answer: 10 day
, ◉ If a goods and service are selected at pre-need and not available at
death what happens?
Answer: NOK can select the goods and services of fair market value
of equal or greater value.
◉ The obligation to locate a trust beneficiary?
Answer: funeral establishment
◉ How long is a funeral home responsible to hold onto cremains,
before action is taken
Answer: 10 months
◉ If a type 3 funeral director does not own or owns less than 10%
ownership what happens to his license?
Answer: its reduced to a type 6
◉ Can a funeral home charge extra for prepping a post or organ
donation?
Answer: No
◉ Who is responsible for an apprentices actions in his line of duty?
Answer: type 3 sponsor
