Cremation (Capstone) Questions and Answers well Explained Latest 2024/2025 Update 100% Correct.
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Course
Cremation
Institution
Cremation
Which of the following will provide funeral directors and assist the funeral professional in understanding
the determination of who actually has the legal right of disposition - State statutes
It is common for state laws to require disposition permits to accompany and be affixed to the urn or
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Cremation (Capstone)
Which of the following will provide funeral directors and assist the funeral professional in understanding
the determination of who actually has the legal right of disposition - State statutes
It is common for state laws to require disposition permits to accompany and be affixed to the urn or
other container containing cremated remains. If the cremated remains are in more than one container,
where do the permits need to go? - Separate copies should accompany each container
When is it alright to take a photograph for identification purposes? - 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? - Request a
waiver be signed releasing the funeral provider of liabilities of misidentification
It is believed that the first cremation took place during the early - Stone Age
It is believed that the first cremations took place around - 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."? - 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. - Rome
Who developed the grand columbaria, containing niches for urns to house the cremated remains? -
Romans
Who constructed the first crematory in the United States? - Dr. Francis LeMoyne
, What year is considered the dawn of the cremation age in North America? - 1876
Where did Dr. LeMoyne perform his first cremation? - 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? - Cremation
When utilizing a third party crematory, where is it best practice to go following a removal from the place
of death? - Funeral facility
The verification of identification of the deceased begins at the place of death and ends - When
the authorized family members receive the container holding cremated remains and at the place of final
disposition
If a family chooses to sign a waiver refusing identification of the deceased, what should a funeral
practitioner still be concerned about? - Misidentification, and the other deceased's loved ones,
and not receiving signatures from all authorizing agents
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 - All of the above
When can a funeral profession consider the family served? - Once the cremated remains have
been verified and returned to the legal authorizing agent(s)
Which of the following describes cremation? - Reducing the body to inorganic bone fragments
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