FUNERAL LAW & ETHICS MIDTERM
STUDY SET FTCC (THIS ONE) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026-
2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. Darla Howell dies at home. Her family is with her at the time of her death. The family
has _____ custody of her remains. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Actual
2. The McMillan family comes in for arrangements and demands to see their daughter,
who your funeral home has, but is in the process of being embalmed. The family is
adamant that they will not wait- they want to see their daughter NOW. What is the most
legal, probable outcome? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Have the embalmer stop embalming,
try to "clean up" as best as possible in a short amount of time, drape other decedents in
the room, drape the body they wish to see, and bring them in.
3. A funeral director that rents a limousine and driver from a livery service to transport
families should be aware of what? - CORRECT ANSWERS-If the funeral director holds out
the car and driver to be his own, if the driver causes an accident, the funeral director can
be held liable.
4. The U.S. States that your text mentions as usual relocation points for the elderly include-
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Arizona and Florida.
5. Having a body moved from one location to another because the next-of-kin has moved
and wants the remains to accompany them, would be an example of ____ disinterment.
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Private
,6. Which of these entities would be most likely to give funeral directors "rules and
regulations"? (Remember the definition for "rules and regulations") - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The Federal Trade Commission
7. The person having the right and duty of disposal can always take possession of their
loved one's remains _______________. - CORRECT ANSWERS-At will
8. Is a family allowed to change funeral homes- even after they have contracted with one
funeral home for the services of a decedent? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A decedent's last
wishes in a will can be held against the wishes of the next-of-kin.
9. A flat brain wave can be demonstrated by a/an: - CORRECT ANSWERS-E.E.G.
10. Courts understand that a surviving spouse or next of kin have the right to
_______________ for the purpose of disposition. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Possession
11. The court of _____ is one that has the authority to issue injunctions and other
mandatory directions which parties must follow. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Equity
12. Jackson Funeral service does not have a crematory, so they have transferred Ellon
Miller's body to Brimston Crematory for cremation. The Jackson staff left the body with
the crematory and returned to the funeral home. What custody does the funeral home
have? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Constructive
13. What type of relationship must be proven before a funeral director can be held
responsible for a negligent automobile driver? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Agency
14. In explaining cremation to the next-of-kin, the funeral director should use which of the
following explanations: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cremation is the reduction of the body by
direct flame to smaller particles.
, 15. State Boards of funeral service usually have funeral directors and what other group on
their Boards? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Members of the public
16. Many church laws are called: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Canons
17. OdoriferousTandTmalodorousTareTtermsTdescribing:T-TTCORRECTTANSWERS-BadTSmells
18. ComminglingTofTcrematedTremains:T-TTCORRECTTANSWERS-
IsTallowableTbecauseTtheTdesignTofTtheTcremationTchamberTmakesTitTimpossibleTtoTremove
TallTofTtheTashesTfollowingTeachTcremationTprocess-TaTsmallTamountTisTinevitable.
19. OurTlegalTsystemsTdislikeTdisintermentTforTtwoTmainTreasons,TwhatTisToneTofTtheTreasons?T-
TTCORRECTTANSWERS-PublicTHealth
20. KellyTPardue'sTbodyThasTbeenTtakenTfromTtheTaccidentTsceneTtoTYehlingTMortuary.TTheTPar
dueTfamilyThasTgoneThomeTforTtheTevening.TWhatTcustodyTdoesTtheTPardueTfamilyThaveTov
erTKelly'sTbody?T-TTCORRECTTANSWERS-Constructive
21. MortuaryTlawTconsistsTofTthoseTlawsTthatTpeculiarlyTrelateTtoTtheT_____TofTtheTdead.T-
TTCORRECTTANSWERS-Disposal
22. IfTaTstatuteTviolatesTaTconstitutionalTprinciple,TitTisTstruckTdownTasT_______________.T-
TTCORRECTTANSWERS-Unconstitutional
23. WhatTwasTtheT'moralTofTtheTstory'TofTRossTv.TForestTlawn,T1984?T-TTCORRECTTANSWERS-
TheTcemeteryTshouldThaveThonoredTtheirTagreementTwithTtheTmother.
STUDY SET FTCC (THIS ONE) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026-
2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. Darla Howell dies at home. Her family is with her at the time of her death. The family
has _____ custody of her remains. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Actual
2. The McMillan family comes in for arrangements and demands to see their daughter,
who your funeral home has, but is in the process of being embalmed. The family is
adamant that they will not wait- they want to see their daughter NOW. What is the most
legal, probable outcome? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Have the embalmer stop embalming,
try to "clean up" as best as possible in a short amount of time, drape other decedents in
the room, drape the body they wish to see, and bring them in.
3. A funeral director that rents a limousine and driver from a livery service to transport
families should be aware of what? - CORRECT ANSWERS-If the funeral director holds out
the car and driver to be his own, if the driver causes an accident, the funeral director can
be held liable.
4. The U.S. States that your text mentions as usual relocation points for the elderly include-
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Arizona and Florida.
5. Having a body moved from one location to another because the next-of-kin has moved
and wants the remains to accompany them, would be an example of ____ disinterment.
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Private
,6. Which of these entities would be most likely to give funeral directors "rules and
regulations"? (Remember the definition for "rules and regulations") - CORRECT
ANSWERS-The Federal Trade Commission
7. The person having the right and duty of disposal can always take possession of their
loved one's remains _______________. - CORRECT ANSWERS-At will
8. Is a family allowed to change funeral homes- even after they have contracted with one
funeral home for the services of a decedent? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A decedent's last
wishes in a will can be held against the wishes of the next-of-kin.
9. A flat brain wave can be demonstrated by a/an: - CORRECT ANSWERS-E.E.G.
10. Courts understand that a surviving spouse or next of kin have the right to
_______________ for the purpose of disposition. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Possession
11. The court of _____ is one that has the authority to issue injunctions and other
mandatory directions which parties must follow. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Equity
12. Jackson Funeral service does not have a crematory, so they have transferred Ellon
Miller's body to Brimston Crematory for cremation. The Jackson staff left the body with
the crematory and returned to the funeral home. What custody does the funeral home
have? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Constructive
13. What type of relationship must be proven before a funeral director can be held
responsible for a negligent automobile driver? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Agency
14. In explaining cremation to the next-of-kin, the funeral director should use which of the
following explanations: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cremation is the reduction of the body by
direct flame to smaller particles.
, 15. State Boards of funeral service usually have funeral directors and what other group on
their Boards? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Members of the public
16. Many church laws are called: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Canons
17. OdoriferousTandTmalodorousTareTtermsTdescribing:T-TTCORRECTTANSWERS-BadTSmells
18. ComminglingTofTcrematedTremains:T-TTCORRECTTANSWERS-
IsTallowableTbecauseTtheTdesignTofTtheTcremationTchamberTmakesTitTimpossibleTtoTremove
TallTofTtheTashesTfollowingTeachTcremationTprocess-TaTsmallTamountTisTinevitable.
19. OurTlegalTsystemsTdislikeTdisintermentTforTtwoTmainTreasons,TwhatTisToneTofTtheTreasons?T-
TTCORRECTTANSWERS-PublicTHealth
20. KellyTPardue'sTbodyThasTbeenTtakenTfromTtheTaccidentTsceneTtoTYehlingTMortuary.TTheTPar
dueTfamilyThasTgoneThomeTforTtheTevening.TWhatTcustodyTdoesTtheTPardueTfamilyThaveTov
erTKelly'sTbody?T-TTCORRECTTANSWERS-Constructive
21. MortuaryTlawTconsistsTofTthoseTlawsTthatTpeculiarlyTrelateTtoTtheT_____TofTtheTdead.T-
TTCORRECTTANSWERS-Disposal
22. IfTaTstatuteTviolatesTaTconstitutionalTprinciple,TitTisTstruckTdownTasT_______________.T-
TTCORRECTTANSWERS-Unconstitutional
23. WhatTwasTtheT'moralTofTtheTstory'TofTRossTv.TForestTlawn,T1984?T-TTCORRECTTANSWERS-
TheTcemeteryTshouldThaveThonoredTtheirTagreementTwithTtheTmother.
