Crematory Operations and Cemetery
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A Board of Commissioners disinterred bodies in a town cemetery
because the graves were unpaid. They had the bodies reburied in
the free section of the cemetery. The Board of Commissioners
were:
-within legal rights because they provided free graves
-guilty of unauthorized disinterment’s
-within legal rights because they were elected officials
-found to have violated the FTC Funeral Rule -
correct answer ✅guilty of unauthorized disinterment
According to the FTC Funeral Rule, if a funeral home offers direct
cremation, they must also: -
correct answer ✅Offer alternative containers or unfinished wood
boxes
A cemetery created and maintained under an Act of Congress for
burial of veterans of military service and their eligible family
members: -
correct answer ✅national cemetery
,Crematory Operations and Cemetery
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A commemorative inscription on a tomb or cemetery marker: -
correct answer ✅epitaph
A general term designating those places suitable for the reception
of a dead human body:
grave
niche
mausoleum
tomb -
correct answer ✅tomb
A key factor in protecting the funeral home from cremation legal
liability is to utilize the: -
correct answer ✅cremation authorization
An arrangement made by the cemetery whereby funds are set
aside, the income from which is used to maintain the cemetery
indefinitely: -
correct answer ✅perpetual care
,Crematory Operations and Cemetery
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
An Orthodox Jewish cemetery sought to prevent the decedent's
next of kin from removing the decedent's remains to a Reformed
Jewish Cemetery. The court ruled:
-that the next of kin could have the body moved to another
cemetery
-that an existing statute cannot nullify an ecclesiastical law
-that the decedent's remains belonged to the Orthodox Jewish
cemetery
-that religious law is binding in court -
correct answer ✅that the next of kin could have the body moved
to another cemetery
A portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during the
committal:
gazebo
umbrella
canopy
porch -
correct answer ✅canopy
, Crematory Operations and Cemetery
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A reason that some people select cremation is:
-It is deemed as a more complex mode of disposition
-There are less memorial options, thus less decisions to be made
-It is considered to be less expensive than burial
-It is perceived as an ancient form of disposition -
correct answer ✅It is considered to be less expensive than burial
A significant area of legal liability for the funeral home is:
-requiring a list of crematory operators
-interviewing the third party crematory manager
-infringing upon the rights of third party crematories
-mis-delivery of cremated remains -
correct answer ✅mis-delivery of cremated remains
A son that paid for his father's funeral requested that his father's
remains be moved to a cemetery closer to his home. His father had
a surviving spouse. The funeral director should:
- Honor the son's wishes and proceed with the disinterment
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A Board of Commissioners disinterred bodies in a town cemetery
because the graves were unpaid. They had the bodies reburied in
the free section of the cemetery. The Board of Commissioners
were:
-within legal rights because they provided free graves
-guilty of unauthorized disinterment’s
-within legal rights because they were elected officials
-found to have violated the FTC Funeral Rule -
correct answer ✅guilty of unauthorized disinterment
According to the FTC Funeral Rule, if a funeral home offers direct
cremation, they must also: -
correct answer ✅Offer alternative containers or unfinished wood
boxes
A cemetery created and maintained under an Act of Congress for
burial of veterans of military service and their eligible family
members: -
correct answer ✅national cemetery
,Crematory Operations and Cemetery
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A commemorative inscription on a tomb or cemetery marker: -
correct answer ✅epitaph
A general term designating those places suitable for the reception
of a dead human body:
grave
niche
mausoleum
tomb -
correct answer ✅tomb
A key factor in protecting the funeral home from cremation legal
liability is to utilize the: -
correct answer ✅cremation authorization
An arrangement made by the cemetery whereby funds are set
aside, the income from which is used to maintain the cemetery
indefinitely: -
correct answer ✅perpetual care
,Crematory Operations and Cemetery
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
An Orthodox Jewish cemetery sought to prevent the decedent's
next of kin from removing the decedent's remains to a Reformed
Jewish Cemetery. The court ruled:
-that the next of kin could have the body moved to another
cemetery
-that an existing statute cannot nullify an ecclesiastical law
-that the decedent's remains belonged to the Orthodox Jewish
cemetery
-that religious law is binding in court -
correct answer ✅that the next of kin could have the body moved
to another cemetery
A portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during the
committal:
gazebo
umbrella
canopy
porch -
correct answer ✅canopy
, Crematory Operations and Cemetery
Practice Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A reason that some people select cremation is:
-It is deemed as a more complex mode of disposition
-There are less memorial options, thus less decisions to be made
-It is considered to be less expensive than burial
-It is perceived as an ancient form of disposition -
correct answer ✅It is considered to be less expensive than burial
A significant area of legal liability for the funeral home is:
-requiring a list of crematory operators
-interviewing the third party crematory manager
-infringing upon the rights of third party crematories
-mis-delivery of cremated remains -
correct answer ✅mis-delivery of cremated remains
A son that paid for his father's funeral requested that his father's
remains be moved to a cemetery closer to his home. His father had
a surviving spouse. The funeral director should:
- Honor the son's wishes and proceed with the disinterment
