2024 CREMATION (CAPSTONE)
EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What must be removed before a cremation takes place? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Pacemaker
Who has the right to include and exclude people from viewing the body? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-The authorizing agent
The preparation of the body for cremation is always directed by - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Authorizing agent
It is believed that the first cremation took place during the early - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Stone Age
When working with a family who has chosen cremation, it is important to
leave nothing to chance, it is important to document which of the following?
1. Personal effects to be removed prior to cremation
2. Personal effects to be cremated with the deceased
3. Necessary removal of specific medical devices
4. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-All of the above
When can a funeral profession consider the family served? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Once the cremated remains have been verified and returned to
the legal authorizing agent(s)
Which of the following describes cremation? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Reducing
the body to inorganic bone fragments
When a body is received at the funeral home a record should have all of the
following EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWERS-When the apprentice was called
It is believed that the first cremations took place around - CORRECT
ANSWERS-3000 B.C.
, Who said, "Show me the manner in which a nation or community cares for its
dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of
its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high
ideals."? - CORRECT ANSWERS-William Gladstone
Although faith and religious beliefs continue to influence death practices, in
ancient _______ we begin to see the development of an independent funeral
industry. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Rome
Who developed the grand columbaria, containing niches for urns to house
the cremated remains? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Romans
Who constructed the first crematory in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Dr. Francis LeMoyne
What year is considered the dawn of the cremation age in North America? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-1876
Where did Dr. LeMoyne perform his first cremation? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Washing, Pennsylvania
What is defined as the reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone
fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed chamber, utilizing direct
flame? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cremation
When utilizing a third party crematory, where is it best practice to go
following a removal from the place of death? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Funeral
facility
The verification of identification of the deceased begins at the place of death
and ends - CORRECT ANSWERS-When the authorized family members
receive the container holding cremated remains and at the place of final
disposition
When is it alright to take a photograph for identification purposes? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-When the authorizing agent(s) have given written
permission
If a family is adamant about not viewing the deceased, what should the next
step be? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Request a waiver be signed releasing the
funeral provider of liabilities of misidentification
If a family chooses to sign a waiver refusing identification of the deceased,
what should a funeral practitioner still be concerned about? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Misidentification, and the other deceased's loved ones, and not
receiving signatures from all authorizing agents
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