Intro to mortuary science quiz 4
Which chemical is the chief disinfectant and preservative in embalming fluids? - answer Formaldehyde
In which time period did the tradition of placing backwards boots into the stirrups of a
rider less horse originate?
A funeral procession with a rider less horse, with boots turned backwards was for what type of person? - answer American Old West
Calvary officer
In 2018, women made up more than what percentage of funeral service students? - answer60%
Who was responsible for packaging convenient, easy to ship one-quart bottles of embalming fluid (an improvement on the previous half-gallon jugs used)? - answer The Dodge Brothers
Alexander Butlerov and Wilhelm Von Hofmann are credited with discovering what preserver
used in embalming? - answer Formaldehyde
What were "hush harbors" in African American slave communities? - answerNon-crop producing land where the dead were buried in unmarked graves
What death rituals did Arctic Native American tribes have historically? - answerThese tribes would leave their dead on open ground for animals to devour
What death rituals did Mohawk Navite American tribes have historically? - answerThe dead were placed upright within large round holes
With regards to the Old West mourners, what is "taking on?" - answerWailing loudly while mourning
True/False Much of the preservation of bodies in the 17th and 18th centuries were for medical research. - answerTrue
In slave communities, funeral services would sometimes occur months after ones passing because... - answerThe slaves had to wait until they could gather
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