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It is believed that the first cremation occurred during the: -
correct answer ✅stone age
The concept of the disembodied souls which through the
ceremonies by the living is liberated from the body to then enter
into the spiritual life is credited to: -
correct answer ✅ancient scandinavians
The end of the acceptance of cremation due to a belief that the
body was sacred is attributed to: -
correct answer ✅constantine
The reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone fragments by
intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber: -
correct answer ✅cremation
A structure, room or space in a mausoleum or other building
containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains: -
correct answer ✅columbarium
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The result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone
fragments by intense heat: -
correct answer ✅cremated remains
The physical location of the cremator where the cremation process
occurs is? -
correct answer ✅crematory
The mechanical unit used for the cremation process: -
correct answer ✅cremator
The art of placing cremains in an urn, niche or grave: -
correct answer ✅inurnment
A recess or space in a columbarium, used for the permanent
placing of cremated remains: -
correct answer ✅niche
True or False: In early Greece, cremation became aligned with valor,
patriotism and military glory. -
correct answer ✅true
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True or False: Ancient Scandinavians believed cremation was
protection from animals. -
correct answer ✅false
True or False: Cremation did not become popular in Rome until well
after the birth of Christ. -
correct answer ✅false
True or False: Cremation was rare and even considered a pagan
ritual by the Christians. -
correct answer ✅true
True or False: The first cremation performed in the United States
after the Revolutionary War was Colonel Henry Laurens. -
correct answer ✅true
True or False: Cremation in England and the United States was
started as a result of limited area for burial. -
correct answer ✅false
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True or False: The Cremation Association of North America was
formed in 1913 to promote cremation as a modern, safe and
hygienic way of dealing with a dead human body. -
correct answer ✅true
True or False: A pile of wood on which the deceased is placed for
cremation is called a bier. -
correct answer ✅false
True or False: The Ancient Scandinavians believed that in afterlife,
the dead could enter the realm of the gods. -
correct answer ✅true
True or False: People's earliest view of cremation, come out of their
regard for "ashes to ashes, dust to dust". -
correct answer ✅false
True or False: Between 1500 and 1550 three Roman scientist
worked independently to invent an oven which could generate
enough heat to cremate a body. -
correct answer ✅false