NBE ARTS STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
When a person dies without a will, Probate Court will appoint a person to settle the final
affairs of the estate. The person receives ___ from the court as official proof that they
have been authorized to manage the financial affairs of that intestate person. - Answer-
Letters of Administration
Which of the following are good parameters (limits) to place on the ID viewing?
1- limit time to a maximum of 10 minutes.
2- limit number of people to several (5 or 6 maximum).
3- limit designated people to those qualified by marriage or kinship.
4- require applicable preparation of remains (wash, disinfect, pose features, dress, etc.)
5- do not allow any rites or ceremonies to be conducted. - Answer- 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5.
Which of the following is a mistake that does NOT render an agreement defective? -
Answer- terms of the contract
A person makes prearrangements and prefunds the contract by giving the funeral
director the total amount. The funeral director deposits the funds in a bank to be
withdrawn upon death of the client. The bank is known as the: - Answer- Fiduciary
Mrs. Thompson's daughter gave the funeral director a broach. Mrs. Thompson's
daughter is the - Answer- Bailor
The funeral director sends Mrs. Thompson to Florida via a common carrier. The funeral
director is the - Answer- Consignor
Thompson Funeral Home sends human remains via common carrier to Fitzgerald
Funeral Home. Fitzgerald Funeral Home is the - Answer- Consignee
A gift of personal property received through a will is a - Answer- bequest
May a funeral home charge an additional fee for guaranteeing the price of a pre-need
funeral? - Answer- Yes
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, government or governmental
subdivision or agency, or other entity has the right to be legally considered the same as
- Answer- a living person
, which of the following are types of cemeteries?
1- Church Yard
2- cenotaph
3-Family
4-Veteran
5- Memorial Park - Answer- 1, 3, 4 & 5.
A printed form the funeral home uses specifically for the funeral director and the family
to make funeral and financial arrangement is the - Answer- arrangement form
An area set aside in a cemetery for several grave spaces, usually containing two, four,
or six grave spaces is referred to as a - Answer- family plot
Velvet is a type of casket - Answer- lining material
The width of oversize caskets are indicated by X's and each X indicates an increase in
width by - Answer- 2 inches
Adult wood caskets normally increase in length in - Answer- 3 Inches
The thickness of a ferrous metal casket is measured in - Answer- gauge
The achieving of economical, orderly, and adequate distribution of products and
services is - Answer- marketing management
"Emovere" the Latin root of the word "emotion" means - Answer- to move out or stir up
Sharing the same feelings as the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss or the
death of a loved one is called - Answer- sympathy
A cluster of two or more nuclear families united by a social bond for security, protection
and help is - Answer- a modified extended family
Each of the following have affected the nuclear family EXCEPT
the fact that death has become more abstract
an increase in the day to day confrontation with death
the isolation of the old in our society
an extended life expectancy - Answer- an increase in the day to day confrontation with
death
According to Worden, which of the following are Tasks of Mourning?
Experience the pain of loss
Accept the reality of the loss
Maintain a minor but permanent relationship with the deceased
Adjust to new environment and invest energy in new relationships - Answer- 1, 2 and 4
only
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
When a person dies without a will, Probate Court will appoint a person to settle the final
affairs of the estate. The person receives ___ from the court as official proof that they
have been authorized to manage the financial affairs of that intestate person. - Answer-
Letters of Administration
Which of the following are good parameters (limits) to place on the ID viewing?
1- limit time to a maximum of 10 minutes.
2- limit number of people to several (5 or 6 maximum).
3- limit designated people to those qualified by marriage or kinship.
4- require applicable preparation of remains (wash, disinfect, pose features, dress, etc.)
5- do not allow any rites or ceremonies to be conducted. - Answer- 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5.
Which of the following is a mistake that does NOT render an agreement defective? -
Answer- terms of the contract
A person makes prearrangements and prefunds the contract by giving the funeral
director the total amount. The funeral director deposits the funds in a bank to be
withdrawn upon death of the client. The bank is known as the: - Answer- Fiduciary
Mrs. Thompson's daughter gave the funeral director a broach. Mrs. Thompson's
daughter is the - Answer- Bailor
The funeral director sends Mrs. Thompson to Florida via a common carrier. The funeral
director is the - Answer- Consignor
Thompson Funeral Home sends human remains via common carrier to Fitzgerald
Funeral Home. Fitzgerald Funeral Home is the - Answer- Consignee
A gift of personal property received through a will is a - Answer- bequest
May a funeral home charge an additional fee for guaranteeing the price of a pre-need
funeral? - Answer- Yes
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, government or governmental
subdivision or agency, or other entity has the right to be legally considered the same as
- Answer- a living person
, which of the following are types of cemeteries?
1- Church Yard
2- cenotaph
3-Family
4-Veteran
5- Memorial Park - Answer- 1, 3, 4 & 5.
A printed form the funeral home uses specifically for the funeral director and the family
to make funeral and financial arrangement is the - Answer- arrangement form
An area set aside in a cemetery for several grave spaces, usually containing two, four,
or six grave spaces is referred to as a - Answer- family plot
Velvet is a type of casket - Answer- lining material
The width of oversize caskets are indicated by X's and each X indicates an increase in
width by - Answer- 2 inches
Adult wood caskets normally increase in length in - Answer- 3 Inches
The thickness of a ferrous metal casket is measured in - Answer- gauge
The achieving of economical, orderly, and adequate distribution of products and
services is - Answer- marketing management
"Emovere" the Latin root of the word "emotion" means - Answer- to move out or stir up
Sharing the same feelings as the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss or the
death of a loved one is called - Answer- sympathy
A cluster of two or more nuclear families united by a social bond for security, protection
and help is - Answer- a modified extended family
Each of the following have affected the nuclear family EXCEPT
the fact that death has become more abstract
an increase in the day to day confrontation with death
the isolation of the old in our society
an extended life expectancy - Answer- an increase in the day to day confrontation with
death
According to Worden, which of the following are Tasks of Mourning?
Experience the pain of loss
Accept the reality of the loss
Maintain a minor but permanent relationship with the deceased
Adjust to new environment and invest energy in new relationships - Answer- 1, 2 and 4
only
