AAMI Funeral Home Management And
Merchandising Final Exam
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Q: Veteran
Answer: Someone who has served in the Armed forces
Q: The purposes of the arrangement conference are to:
Answer: 1. Neutralize the family's feelings and build rapport 2. Obtain Vital Statistics 3. Plan the
funeral 4 Sell merchandise
Q: Department of Veterans Affairs
Answer: Provide benefits to Veterans who were honorably discharged
Q: Burial Allowance (Form #21-530)
Answer: Must be filed withing 2 years of the date of final disposition Bereaved family would
receive $300 upon approval Additional $150 if buried in a state owned cemetery (Not a National
Cemetery)
Q: When filing for Veteran Benefits:
Answer: Copy of the Honorable Discharge (DD-214) Certified Copy of the Death Certificate Notify
the Registrar of Vital Statistics when filing the death certificate of a deceased veteran as they
may be able to provide free certified copies for the purposes of filing for VA Benefits Itemized
copy of the funeral bill Completed form #21-530
Q: Form #90-2008
Answer: Application for United States Flag for Burial Purposes
Q: When should you apply for a flag?
Answer: Before the funeral takes place
Q: Where can you obtain a flag?
Answer: At any first, second, or third class post office, at the fourth class post offices in the
county seats or at any field station of the Veterans Administration (VA), including contact offices.
Q: The order of preference for signing the VA Form # 9 0-2008 is:
Answer: 1. Next of kin or other relative; 2. Person making the funeral arrangements; 3. Funeral
director 4. Representative of a veterans' organization having charge of the funeral; 5. Other
person having knowledge of the eligibility of the deceased and acting in the interest of his (or
her) family.
, Q: The order of preference to entitlement of the flag:
Answer: 1. Widow or widower 2. Children, according to age 3. Parents, adoptive parents,
stepparents and foster parents 4. Brothers or sisters, including half-blood siblings 5. Uncles or
aunts; 6. Nephews or nieces; 7. Others, cousins, grandparents, etc.
Q: If two relatives having equal entitlement request the flag?
Answer: It would go to the elder of the two
Q: Can a flag be issued to a widow/widower who is separated from the deceased?
Answer: Yes. As long as the widow/widower is not remarried.
Q: Can a flag be issued to a widow/widower who was separated from the deceased and
then remarried?
Answer: No. Unless the application for the flag was made prior to the remarriage.
Q: Form #40-1330
Answer: Application for Headstone / Marker.
Q: What is the time limit for filing for a Headstone/Marker?
Answer: There is no time limit.
Q: The nearest relative, funeral director or other person may request a headstone or
marker when:
Answer: When interment is in a cemetery other than a Veterans Administration or National
Cemetery
Q: Filing for a Headstone/Marker
Answer: Completed form #40-1330 and a copy of Honorable Discharge (DD-214)
Q: The V.A. will pay the cost of transportation when:
Answer: When a Veteran dies as a result of a Service- Connected Disability and is in receipt of
disability compensation
Q: Members of the Armed Forces who die while on active duty can receive what kinds
of Government benefits?
Answer: Preparation of the deceased, dressing and casketing, transportation and the
aforementioned burial benefits
Q: In the event an active service person dies in an area where there is no contract for
funeral services, the local funeral home should use what form?
Answer: Form #DD-1375
Merchandising Final Exam
Questions and Answers | Verified Solutions
Latest 2026/2027 Update | Pass Guaranteed
Q: Veteran
Answer: Someone who has served in the Armed forces
Q: The purposes of the arrangement conference are to:
Answer: 1. Neutralize the family's feelings and build rapport 2. Obtain Vital Statistics 3. Plan the
funeral 4 Sell merchandise
Q: Department of Veterans Affairs
Answer: Provide benefits to Veterans who were honorably discharged
Q: Burial Allowance (Form #21-530)
Answer: Must be filed withing 2 years of the date of final disposition Bereaved family would
receive $300 upon approval Additional $150 if buried in a state owned cemetery (Not a National
Cemetery)
Q: When filing for Veteran Benefits:
Answer: Copy of the Honorable Discharge (DD-214) Certified Copy of the Death Certificate Notify
the Registrar of Vital Statistics when filing the death certificate of a deceased veteran as they
may be able to provide free certified copies for the purposes of filing for VA Benefits Itemized
copy of the funeral bill Completed form #21-530
Q: Form #90-2008
Answer: Application for United States Flag for Burial Purposes
Q: When should you apply for a flag?
Answer: Before the funeral takes place
Q: Where can you obtain a flag?
Answer: At any first, second, or third class post office, at the fourth class post offices in the
county seats or at any field station of the Veterans Administration (VA), including contact offices.
Q: The order of preference for signing the VA Form # 9 0-2008 is:
Answer: 1. Next of kin or other relative; 2. Person making the funeral arrangements; 3. Funeral
director 4. Representative of a veterans' organization having charge of the funeral; 5. Other
person having knowledge of the eligibility of the deceased and acting in the interest of his (or
her) family.
, Q: The order of preference to entitlement of the flag:
Answer: 1. Widow or widower 2. Children, according to age 3. Parents, adoptive parents,
stepparents and foster parents 4. Brothers or sisters, including half-blood siblings 5. Uncles or
aunts; 6. Nephews or nieces; 7. Others, cousins, grandparents, etc.
Q: If two relatives having equal entitlement request the flag?
Answer: It would go to the elder of the two
Q: Can a flag be issued to a widow/widower who is separated from the deceased?
Answer: Yes. As long as the widow/widower is not remarried.
Q: Can a flag be issued to a widow/widower who was separated from the deceased and
then remarried?
Answer: No. Unless the application for the flag was made prior to the remarriage.
Q: Form #40-1330
Answer: Application for Headstone / Marker.
Q: What is the time limit for filing for a Headstone/Marker?
Answer: There is no time limit.
Q: The nearest relative, funeral director or other person may request a headstone or
marker when:
Answer: When interment is in a cemetery other than a Veterans Administration or National
Cemetery
Q: Filing for a Headstone/Marker
Answer: Completed form #40-1330 and a copy of Honorable Discharge (DD-214)
Q: The V.A. will pay the cost of transportation when:
Answer: When a Veteran dies as a result of a Service- Connected Disability and is in receipt of
disability compensation
Q: Members of the Armed Forces who die while on active duty can receive what kinds
of Government benefits?
Answer: Preparation of the deceased, dressing and casketing, transportation and the
aforementioned burial benefits
Q: In the event an active service person dies in an area where there is no contract for
funeral services, the local funeral home should use what form?
Answer: Form #DD-1375
