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Who is next in the order of who receives the flag of a deceased veteran if there is no
surviving spouse? - Answer- child of the deceased
The medium which the sender selects to send a message is known as the: - Answer-
channel
Music played before a funeral service is the: - Answer- prelude
Where does a funeral home likely go to pick up a US Flag for burial purposes? -
Answer- US Post Office
Caskets prepared for burial at sea must have: - Answer- a total of 20, 2 inch holes
drilled in them
Listening in which the goal is to judge the quality or accuracy of a speaker's remark is: -
Answer- evaluative listening
A Roman Catholic sacrament given to those seriously ill or in danger of dying, to
prepare their souls for eternity is the: - Answer- Sacrament of the Sick
Which of the following initiates the communication process? - Answer- sender
Death certificates must be reviewed and signed by the Office of the Medical Examiner
for which one of these dispositions? - Answer- cremation
What is the % of initial contacts made to the funeral home via telephone? - Answer-
98%
Transferring a loved one into the care of the funeral home from the place of death
describes: - Answer- removal
What do we call business communications that are sent to receivers within a company?
- Answer- internal communication
The highness or lowness of the voice is known as: - Answer- pitch
, This is issued upon the filing of a completed death certificate with the proper agency. It
is a legal authority to allow the funeral director to transport and/or dispose of a dead
human body. - Answer- burial transit permit
When a person dies with a will and he appoints a woman to settle his affairs after death,
the person who settles his affairs is known as - Answer- An Executrix
The set of values, ideas and opinions of an individual or group is known as: - Answer-
philosophy
Any refractory construction intended to change direction of flow or velocity of the
products of combustion: - Answer- baffle
Named for the King of Cria, whose wife, Artemisia, built one of the Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World. Astructure used for entombment. A building that houses crypts for
burial. A community form of this building is for many families, and a private one is
generally sold for use by a single family: - Answer- mausoleum
How large would a grave need to be to accommodate a standard burial vault? - Answer-
3 feet wide and 8 feet long
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 is
called ___. - Answer- body bag
_____________ can produced thick, white smoke that is difficult to control during
cremation. - Answer- Zinc
Literally "an empty tomb." A monument erected in honor for a deceased who is interred
elsewhere: - Answer- Cenotaph
Term used when cremated remains are cast from a private plane is: - Answer- aerial
scattering
A space in a Cemetery used or intended to be used for the burial of one full size
individual human remains: - Answer- grave
Human made subterranean or hillside passageways for religious practice. Any chamber
used as a burial place. Most commonly associated with the Roman Empire. - Answer-
catacomb
A source that might bring radiation near embalmers or crematory operators. Sometimes
called "seed implantation". - Answer- Brachytherapy
Any Neolithic monument consisting of a large, flat stone supported by two or more rocks
(like a table): - Answer- dolmen