Question 1

Which of the following prefer cremation to ground burial

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A)  Judaism
B)  Christianity
C)  Islam
D)  BuddhistE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is generally considered an experimental technology

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A)  Harvesting of organs
B)  Cryonics
C)  Burial at sea
D)  Donation to scienceE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

At the lower end of the price range, caskets are typically

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A)  gasketed steel.
B)  cherry wood.
C)  plastic.
D)  cloth-covered plywood or pressboard.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Funeral parlors acquired that name because

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A)  parlor is a pun as it comes from the same root word as pale or dead.
B)  church officials wanted a separate place for funeral services.
C)  undertakers wanted to disguise the reality of death.
D)  viewing of the body used to take place in the ceremonial room of the home.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

What is the Hawaiian "feast of tears "

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A)  The first family meal following burial
B)  The final family meal before burial
C)  A joyful reunion of the bereaved
D)  A marriage celebration of the deceased's grandchildrenTrue / False QuestionsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Cameras are illegal in a United States mortuary or chapel.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Funerals in the United States are mainly

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A)  structured around the wishes of the deceased.
B)  enacted to preserve memories of the deceased.
C)  focused on the welfare of the survivors.
D)  seen as a vehicle for the dead to emigrate.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

"Spontaneous shrines" may be seen on walls, roadsides, and via the internet.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Jessica Mitford found modern funeral practices to be

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A)  interesting.
B)  enlightening.
C)  beautiful.
D)  morbid.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

What were The Casket and Sunnyside

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A)  Satirical plays presented by the National Funeral Directors Association at their 2012 convention
B)  The undertaker's instruction guides for helping client families
C)  Two nationally known funeral bereavement aftercare programs
D)  Early trade publications to help facilitate communication among funeral directorsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Cremated remains must be placed in an urn if kept by the family.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An intake fee is the charge for transporting the corpse from the place of death to the mortuary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Funerals have attracted criticism only recently, due to online product suppliers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is considered a new direction in funerals and body disposition

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A)  Cremation and scattering ashes at sea
B)  Placing one's ashes in a columbarium niche or urn
C)  Having a space burial on a rocket
D)  Entombment in a subterranean vaultE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The Parsi community in India disposes of the dead by allowing corpses to be consumed by birds of prey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about embalming is true

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A)  Embalming in the United States was adopted around the time of World War I.
B)  A body destined for cremation cannot be embalmed.
C)  A body destined for burial may or may not be embalmed.
D)  Embalming methods among various cultures all have the same results relative to preservation of the corpse.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)  distinguishes how many categories of costs related to the conventional American funeral

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A)  Two
B)  Four
C)  Six
D)  EightE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Roadside memorials

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A)  began after the great rail disaster of 1929.
B)  are a 21st century phenomenon.
C)  have a long history.
D)  are state mandated farewells to workers killed in the line of duty.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Wal-Mart cells caskets and urns on its website.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best represents the viewpoint expressed in Jessica Mitford's book The American Way of Death

Accepted Answer

A)  Conventional funeral practices are misunderstood and complicated.
B)  Conventional funerals are enlightening.
C)  Conventional funerals are bizarre and morbid.
D)  Conventional funerals are beautiful and inspiring.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 8: Last Rites: Funerals and Body Disposition

Which of the following is considered a new direction in funerals and body disposition

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Which of the following statements about embalming is true

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"Spontaneous shrines" may be seen on walls, roadsides, and via the internet.

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What were The Casket and Sunnyside

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An intake fee is the charge for transporting the corpse from the place of death to the mortuary.

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Jessica Mitford found modern funeral practices to be

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Wal-Mart cells caskets and urns on its website.

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Roadside memorials

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Cremated remains must be placed in an urn if kept by the family.

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The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) distinguishes how many categories of costs related to the conventional American funeral

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Funerals have attracted criticism only recently, due to online product suppliers.

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Which of the following prefer cremation to ground burial

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What is the Hawaiian "feast of tears "

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Funeral parlors acquired that name because

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The Parsi community in India disposes of the dead by allowing corpses to be consumed by birds of prey.

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Funerals in the United States are mainly

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At the lower end of the price range, caskets are typically

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Which of the following best represents the viewpoint expressed in Jessica Mitford's book The American Way of Death

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Cameras are illegal in a United States mortuary or chapel.

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Which of the following is generally considered an experimental technology

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