Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
alternative container -
correct answer ✅an unfinished wood box or other non metal
receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation of a fixed interior
lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and
which is made of fiberboard, pressed woof, 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 grace.
base -
correct answer ✅the lower or supporting part of a monument. in
some monuments there may be a first, second, and third base.
bevel top marker. -
correct answer ✅a small headstone set above the ground, with a
slightly slanting top.
block -
correct answer ✅a subdivision of a cemetery containing several
lots.
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Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
burial vault. -
correct answer ✅outer enclosure for caskets places 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 tombs 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.