CREMATION FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Alternative container . Answer: an unfinished wood box or other
non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed
interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains
and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials
(with or without an outside covering) or like materials.
◉ Authorizing agent . Answer: the person(s) with the paramount right
to authorize (give permission) ex: spouse, next of kin, etc.
◉ Casting (Scattering) . Answer: releasing cremated remains to the
wind.
◉ Catacombs . Answer: originated in ancient Rome as excavated
cemeteries cut out of soft rock for the tombs of wealthy Christians; later
became a place for religious rites to avoid persecution (H70)
◉ Columbarium . Answer: a structure, room, or space in a mausoleum
or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated
remains.
,◉ Commingling . Answer: disposing of cremated remains in a manner
or location that combines the cremated remains with the cremated
remains of another Invidual.
◉ Cool Cremation . Answer: the first cremation of the day (the retort is
cool because it has not been used).
◉ 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.
◉ Cremated remains . Answer: all remains of the cremated human
body recovered after the completion of the cremation process, including
pulverization *Note: cremated human remains are not properly referred
to as ashes or cremains.
◉ 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 in a specifically designed retort
or chamber
◉ Cremation Association of North America . Answer: founded in 1913,
CANA is an international organization of cemeterians, cremationists,
, funeral directors, industry suppliers and consultants. CANA was
originally formed to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic
way of dealing with a dead human body.
◉ Cremator . Answer: the total mechanical unit for the cremation
process (CANA definition.); retort designed specifically for the
incineration of human remains (NFDA definition); the burning chamber
in a crematory (ABFSE definition).
◉ Crematory (Crematorium) . Answer: a building that houses a retort.
◉ Direct cremation . Answer: disposition of human remains by
cremation, without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body
present.
◉ Due diligence . Answer: the attention reasonably expected from, and
ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal
requirement or to discharge an obligation.
◉ Indemnification . Answer: the authorizing agent relieves the funeral
home of liability of misidentification and any errors in the information
provided by signing the cremation authorization form. The funeral
director is relying on the information provided by the authorizing agent
as being accurate.
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Alternative container . Answer: an unfinished wood box or other
non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed
interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains
and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials
(with or without an outside covering) or like materials.
◉ Authorizing agent . Answer: the person(s) with the paramount right
to authorize (give permission) ex: spouse, next of kin, etc.
◉ Casting (Scattering) . Answer: releasing cremated remains to the
wind.
◉ Catacombs . Answer: originated in ancient Rome as excavated
cemeteries cut out of soft rock for the tombs of wealthy Christians; later
became a place for religious rites to avoid persecution (H70)
◉ Columbarium . Answer: a structure, room, or space in a mausoleum
or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated
remains.
,◉ Commingling . Answer: disposing of cremated remains in a manner
or location that combines the cremated remains with the cremated
remains of another Invidual.
◉ Cool Cremation . Answer: the first cremation of the day (the retort is
cool because it has not been used).
◉ 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.
◉ Cremated remains . Answer: all remains of the cremated human
body recovered after the completion of the cremation process, including
pulverization *Note: cremated human remains are not properly referred
to as ashes or cremains.
◉ 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 in a specifically designed retort
or chamber
◉ Cremation Association of North America . Answer: founded in 1913,
CANA is an international organization of cemeterians, cremationists,
, funeral directors, industry suppliers and consultants. CANA was
originally formed to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic
way of dealing with a dead human body.
◉ Cremator . Answer: the total mechanical unit for the cremation
process (CANA definition.); retort designed specifically for the
incineration of human remains (NFDA definition); the burning chamber
in a crematory (ABFSE definition).
◉ Crematory (Crematorium) . Answer: a building that houses a retort.
◉ Direct cremation . Answer: disposition of human remains by
cremation, without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body
present.
◉ Due diligence . Answer: the attention reasonably expected from, and
ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal
requirement or to discharge an obligation.
◉ Indemnification . Answer: the authorizing agent relieves the funeral
home of liability of misidentification and any errors in the information
provided by signing the cremation authorization form. The funeral
director is relying on the information provided by the authorizing agent
as being accurate.
