Cemetery & Crematory Operations questions with
correct answers
alternative container Correct Answer-an unfinished wood box or other
non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed
interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains
and which is made of fiberboard, pressed wood, composition materials
(with or without an outside covering) or like materials
artificial grass Correct Answer-imitation grass made in mat form and
used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave
base Correct Answer-the lower or supporting part of a monument. In
some monuments there may be a first second and third
bevel top marker Correct Answer-a small headstone, set above ground,
with a slightly slanting top
block Correct Answer-a subdivision of a cemetery containing several
lots
burial vault Correct Answer-outer enclosure for caskets placed in the
grave; originally intended to prevent grave robbery
canopy Correct Answer-cemetery tent. a portable shelter employed to
cover the grave area during the committal
, cemetery Correct Answer-an area of ground set aside and dedicated for
the final disposition of dead human bodies
cenotaph Correct Answer-a monument erected to the memory of the
dead with the dead human body not present
columbarium Correct Answer-a structure room or space in a mausoleum
or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated
remains
corrugated container Correct Answer-a container used to hold a dead
human body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is
made with a series of alternate folds and ridges
cremated remains Correct Answer-the result of the reduction of a dead
body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat
cremation casket Correct Answer-an environmentally safe casket which
is designed for encasing dead human remains for cremation
cremation Correct Answer-the reduction of a dead human body to
inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed
retort or chamber
cremation association of north america Correct Answer-CANA. founded
in 1913, international organization of cemeterians, cremationists, funeral
directors, industry suppliers, and consultants. originally formed to
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