COMPS- Cemetery and Crematory
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Aerial Scattering -
correct answer ✅cremated remains are cast from a private plane.
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.
Authorizing agent -
correct answer ✅the person(s) with the paramount right to
authorize (give permission) ex: spouse, next of kin, etc.
Casting (Scattering) -
correct answer ✅releasing cremated remains to the wind.
Catacombs -
correct 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)
,COMPS- Cemetery and Crematory
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Columbarium -
correct answer ✅a structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or
other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated
remains.
Combustion -
correct answer ✅The act or instance of burning, and involves a
chemical reaction in which oxygen is rapidly combined with fuel,
giving off heat.
Commingling -
correct answer ✅disposing of cremated remains in a manner or
location that combines the cremated remains with the cremated
remains of another individual.
Cool Cremation -
correct answer ✅the first cremation of the day (the retort is cool
because it has not been used).
,COMPS- Cemetery and Crematory
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Corrugated Container -
correct 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 -
correct 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 -
correct answer ✅an environmentally safe casket which is designed
for encasing dead human remains for cremation.
Cremation -
correct 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 -
correct answer ✅founded in 1913, CANA is an international
, COMPS- Cemetery and Crematory
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
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 -
correct 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) -
correct answer ✅a building that houses a retort.
Direct cremation -
correct answer ✅disposition of human remains by cremation,
without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body
present.
Due diligence -
correct answer ✅the attention reasonably expected from, and
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Aerial Scattering -
correct answer ✅cremated remains are cast from a private plane.
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.
Authorizing agent -
correct answer ✅the person(s) with the paramount right to
authorize (give permission) ex: spouse, next of kin, etc.
Casting (Scattering) -
correct answer ✅releasing cremated remains to the wind.
Catacombs -
correct 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)
,COMPS- Cemetery and Crematory
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Columbarium -
correct answer ✅a structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or
other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated
remains.
Combustion -
correct answer ✅The act or instance of burning, and involves a
chemical reaction in which oxygen is rapidly combined with fuel,
giving off heat.
Commingling -
correct answer ✅disposing of cremated remains in a manner or
location that combines the cremated remains with the cremated
remains of another individual.
Cool Cremation -
correct answer ✅the first cremation of the day (the retort is cool
because it has not been used).
,COMPS- Cemetery and Crematory
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Corrugated Container -
correct 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 -
correct 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 -
correct answer ✅an environmentally safe casket which is designed
for encasing dead human remains for cremation.
Cremation -
correct 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 -
correct answer ✅founded in 1913, CANA is an international
, COMPS- Cemetery and Crematory
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
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 -
correct 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) -
correct answer ✅a building that houses a retort.
Direct cremation -
correct answer ✅disposition of human remains by cremation,
without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body
present.
Due diligence -
correct answer ✅the attention reasonably expected from, and
