FSE-116 Mid-term Exam Questions and Answers
Is a funeral director's potential liability increased or decreased with the continuing increase of
cremation? - Ans:-Increased
Why is a FAX machine crucial to a funeral home having a cremation business? - Ans:-It's necessary to
gain authorization from...
What is the doctrine of stare decisis? - Ans:✔✔-It means, "let the past decision stand"
True or False: A skeleton/decomposing body is considered a dead body? - Ans:✔✔-False
What should ocean-going ship passengers fully understand before boarding the vessel? - Ans:✔✔-They
are bound by the custom of the sea and consent to burial therein in the event of death during the
voyage.
Who was the ruler of Mesopotamia that is credited with being one of the earliest law givers? - Ans:✔✔-
UR-NAMMU
What is mortuary law? - Ans:✔✔-the rules & principles that society has established for the handling &
disposition of the dead
Police Power - Ans:✔✔-designed to protect the general welfare, health, and safety of an area's citizens
What is meant by the expressions 'common law'? - Ans:✔✔-It consists of maxims, principles, and judicial
decisions that have been passed down from hundreds of years of jurisprudence.
What historical laws are still considered to be some of the most clear & efficient laws known in history? -
Ans:✔✔-Code Nepoleon
In speaking of the legal status of the dead, what theory do we practice today? - Ans:✔✔-Quasi-Property
In early English Law, who had control over the dead? - Ans:✔✔-the Church
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