Cemetery/Crematory Operations exam Prep Test with 100% Solutions/Verified 100% Correct Answers
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Course
Crematory operations
Institution
Crematory Operations
Scattering Garden - ANSWER A section in a cemetery set aside for the scattering of cremated
human remains.
Cremated remains - ANSWER The results of the reduction of a dead human body to
inorganic bone fragments by intense heat.
Mound burial - ANSWER Ancient Viking custom, after deceased was pla...
Cemetery/Crematory Operations exam
Prep Test with 100% Solutions/Verified
100% Correct Answers
Scattering Garden - ANSWER A section in a cemetery set aside for the scattering of cremated
human remains.
Cremated remains - ANSWER The results of the reduction of a dead human body to
inorganic bone fragments by intense heat.
Mound burial - ANSWER Ancient Viking custom, after deceased was placed in his boat with
items necessary for the spirit to maintain the position held on earth, all was cremated and the
pyre then covered with earth.
Cremation casket - ANSWER An environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing
dead human remains for cremation.
Cremation - ANSWER The reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments
by intense heat.
Pouch - ANSWER A leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body
fluids and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death.
Section - ANSWER A subdivision of a cemetery containing several blocks.
Ossuary - ANSWER Receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains.
Crematory - ANSWER A furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies.
,Crypt - ANSWER A chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally used to contain the
casketed remains of a deceased person.
Entombment - ANSWER The placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum.
Epitaph - ANSWER An inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or
qualities of the departed.
Inter (Inhume) - ANSWER To bury in the ground.
Memorial Park - ANSWER A cemetery or section of a cemetery with only flush to the
ground type markers.
Memorial service - ANSWER Funeral rites with the body not present.
Niche - ANSWER A recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing
of cremated remains
Receiving vault - ANSWER A structure so designed for the temporary storage of bodies
which are not to be immediately interred.
Mausoleum crypt - ANSWER Chamber within a mausoleum or building structure,
usually constructed of reinforced concrete, can be assembled above or below ground.
Slant Marker - ANSWER A cemetery marker that has a face that has an angle greater than
45 degrees; but less than a 90 degrees in relationship to the terrain is called.
Tomb - ANSWER A general term designating those places suitable for the reception of a dead
human body.
,Graveside service - ANSWER A ceremony or ritual, religious or otherwise, conducted at
the grave.
Corrugated Container - ANSWER A container used to hold a dead human body which is
constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds
and ridges.
National Cemetery - ANSWER A cemetery created and maintained under an act of congress
for burial of veterans of military service and their eligible family members.
Rental Casket - ANSWER A casket which is used as a temporary receptacle for dead human
remains for the purpose of visitation and funeral, with the intention that the remains will
be place in some other suitable container for permanent disposition
Alternative container - ANSWER An unfinished wood box other non-metal receptacle or
enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the
encasement of human remains
200 cubic inches - ANSWER What is the acceptable volume of an urn to hold the remains of an
adult?
Urn - ANSWER A vase with a foot or pedestal may be termed an:
Cinerary - ANSWER A more or less permanent container designed to securely hold
cremated remains for final disposition is referred to as a
bronze, pewter, steel - ANSWER Metal urns are most frequently formed from: (list 3)
biodegradable urn - ANSWER This type of urn is formed from materials that quickly break down
in the presence of moisture
, vaults, grave liners - ANSWER What are the two types of outer burial containers for urns?
pewter - ANSWER A bluish gray alloy derived primarily from tin is called
Cloisonne - ANSWER This type of material used in urn production utilizes a thin wire soldered to
the unfinished surface of the urn to create a design, then filled with enamel and fired
temporary containers - ANSWER This urn is specifically designed and marketed to hold
cremated remains for a brief time between cremation and scattering of cremated remains
c. zinc - ANSWER This element will produce thick, white smoke that will cause
crematory's equipment to prematurely halt the cremation process:
a. copper
b. bronze
c. zinc
d. steel
e. hydrogen
a. the first cremation of the day
Cool retort chamber - ANSWER A wood casket with a high gloss finish should be scheduled
so that it is:
a. the first cremation of the day
b. the last cremation of the day
c. in a hot cremation chamber
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