Crematory Operations and Cemetery Practice
Questions with correct answers
A Board of Commissioners disinterred bodies in a town cemetery
because the graves were unpaid. They had the bodies reburied in the free
section of the cemetery. The Board of Commissioners were:
-within legal rights because they provided free graves
-guilty of unauthorized disinterments
-within legal rights because they were elected officials
-found to have violated the FTC Funeral Rule Correct Answer-guilty of
unauthorized disinterments
According to the FTC Funeral Rule, if a funeral home offers direct
cremation, they must also: Correct Answer-Offer alternative containers
or unfinished wood boxes
A cemetery created and maintained under an Act of Congress for burial
of veterans of military service and their eligible family members:
Correct Answer-national cemetery
A commemorative inscription on a tomb or cemetery marker: Correct
Answer-epitaph
A general term designating those places suitable for the reception of a
dead human body:
grave
niche
,mausoleum
tomb Correct Answer-tomb
A key factor in protecting the funeral home from cremation legal
liability is to utilize the: Correct Answer-cremation authorization
An arrangement made by the cemetery whereby funds are set aside, the
income from which is used to maintain the cemetery indefinitely:
Correct Answer-perpetual care
An Orthodox Jewish cemetery sought to prevent the decedent's next of
kin from removing the decedent's remains to a Reformed Jewish
Cemetery. The court ruled:
-that the next of kin could have the body moved to another cemetery
-that an existing statute cannot nullify an ecclesiastical law
-that the decedent's remains belonged to the Orthodox Jewish cemetery
-that religious law is binding in court Correct Answer-that the next of
kin could have the body moved to another cemetery
A portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during the
committal:
gazebo
umbrella
canopy
porch Correct Answer-canopy
, A reason that some people select cremation is:
-It is deemed as a more complex mode of disposition
-There are less memorial options, thus less decisions to be made
-It is considered to be less expensive than burial
-It is perceived as an ancient form of disposition Correct Answer-It is
considered to be less expensive than burial
A significant area of legal liability for the funeral home is:
-requiring a list of crematory operators
-interviewing the third party crematory manager
-infringing upon the rights of third party crematories
-mis-delivery of cremated remains Correct Answer-mis-delivery of
cremated remains
A son that paid for his father's funeral requested that his father's remains
be moved to a cemetery closer to his home. His father had a surviving
spouse. The funeral director should:
- Honor the son's wishes and proceed with the disinterment
- Not participate until the disinterment has been legally authorized
- Get authorization from all the decedent's children
-Get permission from the surviving spouse and all the children Correct
Answer-Not participate until the disinterment has been legally
authorized
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