California Funeral Director License Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
embalmer - CORRECT ANSWER - one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve
human remains by injection or external application of antiseptics, disinfectants, or preservative
fluids
apprentice embalmer - CORRECT ANSWER - person engaged in the study of embalming
under the instruction and supervision of a licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a
licensed embalmer
funeral director - CORRECT ANSWER - person engaged in or conducting of preparing
remains for burial or disposal, maintaining an establishment, or using the title "funeral director",
"undertaker", or "mortician"
funeral establishment - CORRECT ANSWER - place of business conducted in a building
devoted exclusively to those activities related to preparation and arrangement for dispostion
trustee - CORRECT ANSWER - banking institution or trust company handling funds
trustor - CORRECT ANSWER - person who pays money
beneficiary - CORRECT ANSWER - person for whom the services are arranged
corpus of the trust - CORRECT ANSWER - all monies paid and securities delivered by
trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? - CORRECT ANSWER -
division 3, chapter 12 of B&P code
, what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? - CORRECT ANSWER -
licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions
what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau? - CORRECT ANSWER -
protection of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may __________ relating to
____________. - CORRECT ANSWER - adopt & enforce rules and regs; practice of
embalming, business of funeral directing, sanitary conditions for places of business, apprentices
and students, scope of exams, and carrying out provisions relating to peace, health, safety,
welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - CORRECT ANSWER - those in which the
business of a funeral director is conducted, embalming is practiced, or human remains stored
what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau? - CORRECT ANSWER - state
funeral directors & embalmers fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to - CORRECT ANSWER -
officers of public institution or medical college, hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for the
interment of human dead
where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried? - CORRECT ANSWER -
superior court of county of sacramento, county of residence of plaintiff/petitioner, county where
act occurred
what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment? - CORRECT ANSWER -
specific street address, storage room, prep room, managed by FDR, establishment license
do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if no, what are the reqs for
funeral establishments wishing to share either or both of these rooms? - CORRECT
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
embalmer - CORRECT ANSWER - one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve
human remains by injection or external application of antiseptics, disinfectants, or preservative
fluids
apprentice embalmer - CORRECT ANSWER - person engaged in the study of embalming
under the instruction and supervision of a licensed embalmer w/ 2 years practical experience as a
licensed embalmer
funeral director - CORRECT ANSWER - person engaged in or conducting of preparing
remains for burial or disposal, maintaining an establishment, or using the title "funeral director",
"undertaker", or "mortician"
funeral establishment - CORRECT ANSWER - place of business conducted in a building
devoted exclusively to those activities related to preparation and arrangement for dispostion
trustee - CORRECT ANSWER - banking institution or trust company handling funds
trustor - CORRECT ANSWER - person who pays money
beneficiary - CORRECT ANSWER - person for whom the services are arranged
corpus of the trust - CORRECT ANSWER - all monies paid and securities delivered by
trustor
where is the Funeral Directors & Embalmers Law found? - CORRECT ANSWER -
division 3, chapter 12 of B&P code
, what are the 3 functions of the cemetery and funeral bureau? - CORRECT ANSWER -
licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions
what is the highest priority for the cemetery and funeral bureau? - CORRECT ANSWER -
protection of the public
according to the CA administrative protection act, the bureau may __________ relating to
____________. - CORRECT ANSWER - adopt & enforce rules and regs; practice of
embalming, business of funeral directing, sanitary conditions for places of business, apprentices
and students, scope of exams, and carrying out provisions relating to peace, health, safety,
welfare and morals
what premises can the bureau inspect? - CORRECT ANSWER - those in which the
business of a funeral director is conducted, embalming is practiced, or human remains stored
what funds support the cemetery and funeral bureau? - CORRECT ANSWER - state
funeral directors & embalmers fund
the funeral directors and embalmers law does not apply to - CORRECT ANSWER -
officers of public institution or medical college, hospitals, casket sellers, cemetery solely for the
interment of human dead
where can lawsuits against the bureau be filed and tried? - CORRECT ANSWER -
superior court of county of sacramento, county of residence of plaintiff/petitioner, county where
act occurred
what are the statutory requirements to be funeral establishment? - CORRECT ANSWER -
specific street address, storage room, prep room, managed by FDR, establishment license
do all funeral establishments have to have a storage/prep room? if no, what are the reqs for
funeral establishments wishing to share either or both of these rooms? - CORRECT
