Cemetery and Crematory Operations
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Alternative Container -
correct 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
Artificial Grass -
correct answer ✅Imitation grass made in mat form and used at
the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave
Base -
correct answer ✅the lower or supporting part of the monument.
In some monuments, there may be a first, around the grave
Bevel Top Marker -
correct answer ✅a small headstone, set above ground, with a
slightly slanting top
Block -
correct answer ✅a subdivision of a cemetery containing several
lots
, Cemetery and Crematory Operations
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Burial Vault -
correct answer ✅outer enclosure for caskets place in the grave;
originally intended to prevent grave robbery
Canopy (Cemetery Tent) -
correct answer ✅a portable shelter employed to cover the grave
area during the committal
Catacombs -
correct answer ✅originated in ancient Rome as excavated
cemeteries cut out of soft rock for the tomb of wealthy Christians;
later became a place for religious rites to avoid persecution
Cemetery -
correct answer ✅an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the
final disposition of dead human bodies
Cenotaph -
correct answer ✅a monument erected to the memory of the
dead, with the dead human body not present
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Alternative Container -
correct 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
Artificial Grass -
correct answer ✅Imitation grass made in mat form and used at
the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave
Base -
correct answer ✅the lower or supporting part of the monument.
In some monuments, there may be a first, around the grave
Bevel Top Marker -
correct answer ✅a small headstone, set above ground, with a
slightly slanting top
Block -
correct answer ✅a subdivision of a cemetery containing several
lots
, Cemetery and Crematory Operations
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Burial Vault -
correct answer ✅outer enclosure for caskets place in the grave;
originally intended to prevent grave robbery
Canopy (Cemetery Tent) -
correct answer ✅a portable shelter employed to cover the grave
area during the committal
Catacombs -
correct answer ✅originated in ancient Rome as excavated
cemeteries cut out of soft rock for the tomb of wealthy Christians;
later became a place for religious rites to avoid persecution
Cemetery -
correct answer ✅an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the
final disposition of dead human bodies
Cenotaph -
correct answer ✅a monument erected to the memory of the
dead, with the dead human body not present
