Mortuary Administration Questions With Complete
Solutions
A burial vault which is closed by placing the dome over the base
is called a(n)
a. air seal
b. top seal
c. end seal
d. earth seal Correct Answer a. air seal
A burial-transit permit is needed for all of the following except
a. remains which are used for scientific or educational study
b. interment entombment or cremation of a remains
c. moving a remains from a state where the death occurred
d. Catholic Burial Mass Correct Answer d. Catholic Burial
Mass
A casket in which the sides are vertical or at right angles to the
casket bottom is
a. an elliptic casket
b. a flaring side casket
c. an octagon casket
d. a state casket Correct Answer d. a state casket
A casket which has sides that are vertical, or at right angles to
the bottom is called
a. a state casket
b. an urn shaped casket
c. an octoagon casket
d. a flaring square casket Correct Answer a. a state casket
,A cemetery created and maintained under an Acto of Congress
is called
a. an American Cemetery
b. a Federal Cememtery
c. a National Cemetery
d. a Congressional Cemetery Correct Answer c. a National
Cemetery
A commemorative inscription on a tomb or monument is
a. a eulogy
b. a cenotaph
c. an elegy
d. an epitaph Correct Answer d. an epitaph
A container for cremains is called
a. columbarium
b. urn
c. niche
d. retort Correct Answer b. urn
A crepe badge or floral design placed on the door indicating the
death of an individual is a
a. door badge
b. door veil
c. door sway
d. door piece Correct Answer a. door badge
A crucifer in the Roman Catholic church is
a. a cross with the Corpus Christi on it
b. the name of the kneeling rail
c. one who leads the recitation of prayers at the rosary service
,d. a person who carries the crucifix in an ecclesiastical
procession Correct Answer d. a person who carries the crucifix
in an ecclesiastical procession
A device upon which caskets are placed one on top of the other
for display is known as a
a. bier
b. casket standard
c. casket rack
d. catafalque Correct Answer c. casket rack
A dignity converred upon Roman Catholic bishops and/or
priests making them "princes of the church" is known as the
station of
a. archbishop
b. celebrant
c. monsignor
d. cardinal Correct Answer d. cardinal
A gathered type of casket interior made on a sewing machine
with a multiple nuber of needles is called
a. shirred.
b. tufted.
c. tailored
d. pleated Correct Answer a. shirred.
A gsket sealed container used as either an insert into a casket or
as a shipping case is
a. an air tray
b. an air pack
c. a metal vault
, d. a ziegler case Correct Answer d. a ziegler case
A holy picutre in the Orthodox church is
a. a sacred heart
b. an icon
c. a prie dieu
d. a solea Correct Answer b. an icon
A Jewish term for the anniversary of death is
a. yarhzeit
b. tehilim
c. taharah
d. tallith Correct Answer a. yarhzeit
A Jewish term for the anniversary of death is
a. yarhzeit
b. tehilim
c. taharah
d. tallith Correct Answer a. yarhzeit
A legal document containing vital statistics, disposition and final
medical information pertaining to the deceased is the
a. death certificate
b. burial-transit permit
c. cremation permit
d. priestly lines Correct Answer a. death certificate
A letter or form from a Priest stating the eligibiity of the
deceased for burial in a Roman Catholic Cemetery is known as a
a. Corpus Christi
b. Christian Burial Cerificate
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