Mortuary Administration (Multiple
choice) Exam with complete solutions
Ninety eight percent of the notification of deaths comes to the funeral home by means of
- Answer Telephone
A burial transit permit is needed for all of the following except - Answer Catholic burial
mass
The proper word which means the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum is -
Answer Entombment
A container for cremains is called - Answer Urn
The holy book of the Islam faith is the - Answer Koran
A person who usually makes the notification of death to the funeral home is the -
Answer Member of the family
Whenever any jewelry is found on the deceased during a residence removal, you as the
funeral director should - Answer Check with the family about the jewelry and remove it if
they so desire
Which of the following is not a function of the American Board of Funeral Service
Education - Answer Administer the National Board Exam
An obituary can best be defined as - Answer A brief biographical sketch of a person's
life
The death certificate contains all of the following except the - Answer Religious
affiliation
When the remains have been prepared at the mortuary and later taken to a
Presbyterian church for the funeral service, the funeral director normally provides all of
the following except the - Answer Prie dieu
The N.F.D.A. "Code of Ethics" is based upon - Answer The Golden Rule
, When a person dies at home without medical attention, an official inquiry is made by the
- Answer Coroner
The committal service is usually held at the - Answer Grave site
Of the following, who has the preference to receive the burial flag for a deceased
veteran - Answer Father
The part of the handle of a casket the casket-bearer grasps to lift the casket is called
the - Answer Bar
Tailored is a style of casket - Answer Interior
Extra sizes of caskets increase for each extra width by - Answer Two inches
The base molding is a part of a casket - Answer Shetll
When the interior material is tightly stretched across the panel of the casket it is said to
be - Answer Tailored
A wood casket labeled 6/6XXX would measure in length, 6 feet, 6 inches, and in width -
Answer 28 inches
A non-movable handle that extends all the way around the casket is called a - Answer
Stationary bar handle
A casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to the bottom is called -
Answer A state casket
A method of pricing which places a price on three separate items of service such as a
casket, facilities and automobiles is called - Answer Functional
A pricing procedure which creates a total price for service and casket is called - Answer
Unit
A pricing procedure which places a price on each and every item of service and
merchandise is called - Answer Itemization
A pricing procedure which places a separate price on casket and a separate price on
service fee is called - Answer Bi-unit
Methods of figuring a formula price are - Answer Functional
Unit
Bi-unit
Which of the following is a source of expense in the funeral business - Answer Salaries
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