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.
Vertical Tablet Correct Answer-A type of cemetery monument in which
the die is taller than it is wide
Artificial grass Correct Answer-Imitation grass made in mat form and
used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave.
sexton Correct Answer-One who is in charge of a cemetery, or the
caretaker of a church, is called
lawn crypt Correct Answer-Grave space where two or more persons may
be buried in grave liners, which have been stacked one on top of the
other.
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.
,Sexton Correct Answer-The church caretaker who had responsibility for
church property, ringing of bells and digging of graves in the church
yard cemetery.
Monument (Latin for to remind) Correct Answer-A structure, usually of
stone or metal, erected to commemorate the life, deeds or career of a
deceased person.
lot Correct Answer-A subdivision of a cemetery which consists of
several graves or internment spaces.
Internment (burial,inhument/inhumation) Correct Answer-The act of
placing the dead human body in the ground.
Tablet/Die Correct Answer-The main part of a monument; the upright
portion above the base where the inscription is located; can be horizontal
or vertical.
Perpetual Care Correct Answer-An arrangement made by the cemetery
whereby funds are set aside, the income from which is used to maintain
the cemetery indefinitely.
Undeveloped Correct Answer-Real estate property that is part of the
cemetery, but is not presently suitable for internment, entombment, or
inurnment.
,Inurnment Correct Answer-The act of placing cremains in an urn
(CANA definition) act of placing cremated remains in a niche or grave.
Memorial gathering Correct Answer-A scheduled assembly of family
and friends following a death
Flush marker Correct Answer-A small headstone which is set with its
top even with the surrounding terrain.
Canopy (cemetery tent) Correct Answer-A portable shelter employed to
cover the grave area during the committal.
Retort Correct Answer-The burning chamber in a crematory.
Marker Correct Answer-A small headstone, usually of one piece, used to
identify individual graves.
Grave straps Correct Answer-Webbing or similar material used for
lowering the casket into the grave.
Cemetery Correct Answer-An area of ground set aside and dedicated for
the final disposition of dead human bodies.
Urn Correct Answer-A container for cremated remains.
, Lowering device Correct Answer-A mechanical device used to lower the
casket into the grave.
Mausoleum Correct Answer-An above ground structure or building
containing crypts or vaults for entombment of caskets, which may also
include niches for cremated remains.
Memorial Correct Answer-A physical object that is designed for the
purpose of remembering.
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.
Catacombs Correct Answer-Originated in ancient Rome as excavated
cemeteries cut out of soft rock for the tombs of wealthy Christian's, later
became a place for religious rites to avoid persecution.
Grave Correct Answer-An excavation in the earth as a place for
internment.
Crematory (crematorium) Correct Answer-A building that houses a
retort.
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