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FUNERAL DIRECTING ANALYSIS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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FUNERAL DIRECTING ANALYSIS QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
American Board of Funeral Service Education - Answers- Recognized by the U.S.
department of Education as the accrediting agency for funeral service education
programs
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards - Answers- organization
of state funeral service regulatory boards; creates and administers the National Board
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American Monument Association - Answers- members are the leading quarries and
manufactures of stone for monuments and markers. Provides technical education, such
as polishing, merchandising, etc to retailers of their products
Monument Builders of North America - Answers- major contribution was to persuade
congress to authorize a cash allowance in lieu of a marker or headstone for veterans
Casket and Funeral Supply Association of America - Answers- members are casket
suppliers and funeral related product suppliers. The association provides detailed
statistics relevant to the profession, education programs, and acts as a liaison to other
associations
National Concrete Burial Vault Association - Answers- united the country's concrete
burial vault manufacturers and focused on testing, research and development programs
Funeral Service Bureau of America - Answers- this was an outgrowth of a committee to
study cost accounting in 1925 from NFDA and NSM (national select morticians) with a
basic purpose of educating members on cost accounting and to remove the veil of
secrecy that the public perceived about funeral pricing and business operations
Jewish Funeral Directors of America - Answers- members are, of course, primarily
Jewish funeral directors with a mission to secure harmony in the profession among
themselves, cultivate a friendly professional spirit, elevate the profession, and to
educate on business principles and ethical conduct
Funeral Service Education Foundation - Answers- provides continuing education for
funeral directors and is considered the academic cornerstone of funeral service
management
Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice - Answers- voluntary association of
funeral professionals with the purpose to provide continuing education. Once certified,
the individual is awarded the certification of Certified Funeral Service Practioner
,National Funeral Directors Association - Answers- established in 1882 and is the
largest funeral association in the world. Focus is on member support through education,
one voice, advocacy, learning resources and publications, and member benefits
Mongolians - Answers- Which of these cultures where believed to have thrown their
dead to hordes of wild hogs?
Ka - Answers- According to ancient Egyptian death beliefs, the element of the body
which remained with the body in the grave and demanded attention from the living was
the
bandaging and annointing - Answers- The most expensive method os Egyptian
embalming consisted of five steps, the last of which was
3,000 - Answers- According to ancient Egyptian history, which of the following numbers
approximates the number of years required to complete the journey known as the "circle
of necessity"?
A coffin - Answers- The term Sacrophagus refers to which of the following
North american indians - Answers- Which people are known to have skinned their dead
as part of the body preparation procedure?
A flint stone knife - Answers- The term "Tabona" referred to which of the following?
Heart - Answers- The Egyptians felt that which of the following was the seat of intellect
and emotion?
The Sun - Answers- Which of the following did the Egyptians believe to be the Center
of the Universe?
Once a year - Answers- How often did the inundation (overflowing) of the Nile River
occur?
To the Sun and back - Answers- Regarding the journey known as the Circle of
Necessity, according to the Egyptians, where did the journey lead?
Herodotus - Answers- Who was the Greek historian known as the "Father of History"?
London, England - Answers- The "Guild of All Souls", was established in
Dr. Thomas Holmes - Answers- The "Father of Modern Embalming" in the U.S. is
Kher-heb - Answers- In discussing the undertaking specialists of ancient Egypt, which
one of the following was referred to as the priest?
, Egyptians - Answers- The Ba, Yakhu, The Name, The Heart, The Shadow, and The Ka
are elements of the body that were associated with which of the following cultures?
Romans - Answers- Libitina and Libitinerius are funeral functionaries identified with
which of the following early cultures?
Praeco - Answers- The "Crier" in Ancient Rome was also referred to as the
Ancient Greeks - Answers- The Cult of Dionysius is associated with which of the
following cultures?
Ancient Greeks - Answers- The "Elysian Fields" death belif is associated with which of
the following cultures?
Ancient Egyptians - Answers- The "Cult of Osiris" identified with which early civilization?
Ancient Egyptians - Answers- The placing of various organs in canopic jars and
embalming by class distinction was specifically associated with which of the follow early
civilizations?
Master of Ceremonies - Answers- The "Designator" in ancient Rome was also referred
to as the
middle-ages - Answers- The use of an "effigy" became popularized during
effigy - Answers- During the middle ages, a waxed death mask was referred to as a
middle ages - Answers- The Great Plague of London took place during the
1664-1665 - Answers- The Great Plague of London took place in
Middle Ages - Answers- A "Sin-eater" was associated with which of the following
municipal officers - Answers- In discussing early American funerals, inviters to funerals
and town undertakers were referred to as
Osiris - Answers- The Egyptian " God of Dead" was
Medieval Period - Answers- Burial Societies were becoming common place during
Christians - Answers- The first people to dress their dead in white clothing were the
Harlan - Answers- The person who was responsible for bringing the European
embalming techniques to the U.S. was
Basar - Answers- The term used by the Jewish people to represent the flesh was
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