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This comprehensive practice exam is based on the California Business and Professions
Code (Cemetery Act, BPC §9600 et seq.), Health and Safety Code, and Cemetery and
Funeral Bureau regulations. Each question includes the correct answer and a detailed
explanation to help you prepare for the licensing examination.
Topic 1: Definitions & Licensing Authority
Question 1. Which California agency administers the Cemetery Broker Exam?
A) Department of Real Estate
B) Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
C) Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board
D) California Department of Public Health
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB), under the Department of
Consumer Affairs, oversees licensing and examinations for cemetery brokers and
salespersons in California .
,Question 2. What is the minimum age requirement for a California cemetery
broker license applicant?
A) 16 years
B) 18 years
C) 21 years
D) No age requirement
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Applicants must be at least 18 years old to qualify for a cemetery broker
license in California .
Question 3. Which section of the California Business and Professions Code
primarily governs cemetery brokers?
A) Section 1000
B) Section 1600
C) Section 2000
D) Section 12000
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Section 1600 of the California Business and Professions Code outlines the
licensing requirements and regulations specifically for cemetery brokers .
Question 4. What is the primary law governing cemetery operations and licensing
in California?
A) California Corporations Code
B) California Health and Safety Code, Division 8
C) California Business and Professions Code, Cemetery Act
D) California Probate Code
Correct Answer: C
,Explanation: The Cemetery Act is found in the Business and Professions Code, Sections
9600-9789, governing licensing and regulation of cemeteries, brokers, and
salespersons .
Question 5. Which of the following best defines a cemetery broker?
A) A person who manages cemetery operations exclusively
B) A person who, other than in reference to an occasional sale, sells, buys, lists, leases, or
negotiates the purchase or sale of cemetery property or interment services
C) A funeral director overseeing funeral arrangements
D) A person who only arranges cremations
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: A cemetery broker is licensed to perform activities such as selling, buying,
listing, or leasing cemetery property and interment services. This is distinct from
cemetery managers or funeral directors .
Question 6. Which of the following best defines a cemetery salesperson under
California law?
A) Any person who owns cemetery property
B) A natural person employed by a cemetery broker to sell cemetery property or
interment services
C) Any cemetery employee regardless of duties
D) A funeral director assistant
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: BPC §9605 defines a cemetery salesperson as a natural person employed
by a cemetery broker to sell, list, lease, or negotiate cemetery property or interment
services, excluding occasional sales. Salespersons must work under a licensed broker .
, Question 7. A licensed cemetery salesperson must be employed by:
A) Any licensed real estate broker
B) A licensed cemetery broker or a cemetery with a certificate of authority
C) A funeral director only
D) Any corporation
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Salespersons are licensed individuals who must work under the
supervision of a licensed cemetery broker or a cemetery that has a Certificate of
Authority .
Question 8. How many years of licensed cemetery salesperson experience are
generally required to qualify for the broker exam?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: BPC §7651.2 requires that an original cemetery broker license applicant
have held a cemetery salesperson's license for at least two years prior to application and
have been actively engaged as a salesperson during that time .
Question 9. Which of the following qualifies as equivalent experience for the
cemetery broker license requirement?
A) Two years as a licensed real estate salesperson
B) Two years of management experience in a cemetery approved by the Bureau
C) Two years working for a monument dealer
D) A four-year college degree in business
Correct Answer: B
TO-DATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS | Question And
VERIFIED ANSWERS - INSTANT PDF
DOWNLOAD.
This comprehensive practice exam is based on the California Business and Professions
Code (Cemetery Act, BPC §9600 et seq.), Health and Safety Code, and Cemetery and
Funeral Bureau regulations. Each question includes the correct answer and a detailed
explanation to help you prepare for the licensing examination.
Topic 1: Definitions & Licensing Authority
Question 1. Which California agency administers the Cemetery Broker Exam?
A) Department of Real Estate
B) Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
C) Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board
D) California Department of Public Health
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB), under the Department of
Consumer Affairs, oversees licensing and examinations for cemetery brokers and
salespersons in California .
,Question 2. What is the minimum age requirement for a California cemetery
broker license applicant?
A) 16 years
B) 18 years
C) 21 years
D) No age requirement
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Applicants must be at least 18 years old to qualify for a cemetery broker
license in California .
Question 3. Which section of the California Business and Professions Code
primarily governs cemetery brokers?
A) Section 1000
B) Section 1600
C) Section 2000
D) Section 12000
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Section 1600 of the California Business and Professions Code outlines the
licensing requirements and regulations specifically for cemetery brokers .
Question 4. What is the primary law governing cemetery operations and licensing
in California?
A) California Corporations Code
B) California Health and Safety Code, Division 8
C) California Business and Professions Code, Cemetery Act
D) California Probate Code
Correct Answer: C
,Explanation: The Cemetery Act is found in the Business and Professions Code, Sections
9600-9789, governing licensing and regulation of cemeteries, brokers, and
salespersons .
Question 5. Which of the following best defines a cemetery broker?
A) A person who manages cemetery operations exclusively
B) A person who, other than in reference to an occasional sale, sells, buys, lists, leases, or
negotiates the purchase or sale of cemetery property or interment services
C) A funeral director overseeing funeral arrangements
D) A person who only arranges cremations
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: A cemetery broker is licensed to perform activities such as selling, buying,
listing, or leasing cemetery property and interment services. This is distinct from
cemetery managers or funeral directors .
Question 6. Which of the following best defines a cemetery salesperson under
California law?
A) Any person who owns cemetery property
B) A natural person employed by a cemetery broker to sell cemetery property or
interment services
C) Any cemetery employee regardless of duties
D) A funeral director assistant
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: BPC §9605 defines a cemetery salesperson as a natural person employed
by a cemetery broker to sell, list, lease, or negotiate cemetery property or interment
services, excluding occasional sales. Salespersons must work under a licensed broker .
, Question 7. A licensed cemetery salesperson must be employed by:
A) Any licensed real estate broker
B) A licensed cemetery broker or a cemetery with a certificate of authority
C) A funeral director only
D) Any corporation
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Salespersons are licensed individuals who must work under the
supervision of a licensed cemetery broker or a cemetery that has a Certificate of
Authority .
Question 8. How many years of licensed cemetery salesperson experience are
generally required to qualify for the broker exam?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: BPC §7651.2 requires that an original cemetery broker license applicant
have held a cemetery salesperson's license for at least two years prior to application and
have been actively engaged as a salesperson during that time .
Question 9. Which of the following qualifies as equivalent experience for the
cemetery broker license requirement?
A) Two years as a licensed real estate salesperson
B) Two years of management experience in a cemetery approved by the Bureau
C) Two years working for a monument dealer
D) A four-year college degree in business
Correct Answer: B
