TEXAS STATE MORTUARY LAW EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Rights of the party having priority for disposition of the body include all of the
following EXCEPT
Select one:
A. No control over who may or may not attend the funeral.
B. Effect final disposition.
C. Elect not to notify other family of death.
D. Convey custody of the body to the funeral director - ANSWER: No control over
who may or may not attend the funeral
Of the following, the paramount right of final disposition lies with the
Select one:
A. funeral director
B. eldest child
C. administrator of the estate
D. surviving spouse - ANSWER: surviving spouse
Which of the following factors WILL be considered and weighed to determine how to
dispose of a dead human body? I. wishes of the decedent, II. desires of the surviving
spouse or next-of-kin, III. public interests, and/or IV. laws regulating the disposition
of human remains. - ANSWER: I., II., III., and IV
When a person DOES NOT have physical possession of a dead human body, but this
person has the right to demand the return of the body from another party who has
physical possession of the dead body, this person is said to have __________
custody. - ANSWER: constructive
A spouse will legally lose the right to control final disposition of one's husband or
wife when the spouses are legally divorced. True or False? - ANSWER: True
According to mortuary law, which of the following WOULD NOT be considered a
next-of-kin?
Select one:
A. daughter
B. brother
C. mother
D. spouse - ANSWER: spouse
In order from bottom to top, which of the following is the CORRECT description of
the "Pyramid of Law"? - ANSWER: common law, constitutional law, statutory law,
police power, administrative law, ordinance, case law, stare decisis
, The requirement by certain states that funeral directors and embalmers be licensed
by a state licensing authority is an example of the police power of that state. True or
False? - ANSWER: True
In a situation where the only next of kin of a decedent are his father and a brother,
and assuming both parties are legally competent, the father would normally have
more right to control the funeral arrangements than would the deceased's brother.
True or False? - ANSWER: True
Mr. Washington died in the emergency room with no family member present. He
died leaving a will with his accountant to transact the will. Also, in the will Mr.
Washington indicated he wanted to be cremated with a memorial service and during
the arrangement conference his second wife expressed she wanted a traditional
funeral service with ground burial. The children from the first marriage objected and
wanted to honor the father's wishes for cremation. In this situation, who was
responsible for notifying the proper authorities? - ANSWER: administrator of the
hospital
A person in charge of the final disposition of a dead human body is under a legal
obligation to notify immediate family members and friends that that person had died
and to disclose all funeral arrangements. True or False? - ANSWER: False
That distinct branch of law which is related to matters growing out of and concerned
with the disposal of the dead is the definition of - ANSWER: mortuary law
The currently accepted theory in the U.S. legal system in regards to the status of a
dead human body as property is the - ANSWER: quasi-property theory
Rules and regulations written by the Federal Trade Commission which have the
effect of law are called ____________ laws. - ANSWER: administrative
Mr. Jones died in the emergency room with no family member present. He died
leaving a will with his accountant to transact the will. Also, in the will Mr. Jones
indicated he wanted to be cremated with a memorial service and during the
arrangement conference his second wife expressed she wanted a traditional funeral
service with ground burial. The children from the first marriage objected and wanted
to honor the father's wishes for cremation. In the will the accountant would be
legally defined as the _____ of the will. - ANSWER: executor
Of the following survivors, who has the primary right of final disposition?
Select one:
A. the daughter who is 20 years old
B. the brother who is 55 years old
C. the mother who is 74 years old
D. the son who is 15 years old - ANSWER: the daughter who is 20 years old
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
Rights of the party having priority for disposition of the body include all of the
following EXCEPT
Select one:
A. No control over who may or may not attend the funeral.
B. Effect final disposition.
C. Elect not to notify other family of death.
D. Convey custody of the body to the funeral director - ANSWER: No control over
who may or may not attend the funeral
Of the following, the paramount right of final disposition lies with the
Select one:
A. funeral director
B. eldest child
C. administrator of the estate
D. surviving spouse - ANSWER: surviving spouse
Which of the following factors WILL be considered and weighed to determine how to
dispose of a dead human body? I. wishes of the decedent, II. desires of the surviving
spouse or next-of-kin, III. public interests, and/or IV. laws regulating the disposition
of human remains. - ANSWER: I., II., III., and IV
When a person DOES NOT have physical possession of a dead human body, but this
person has the right to demand the return of the body from another party who has
physical possession of the dead body, this person is said to have __________
custody. - ANSWER: constructive
A spouse will legally lose the right to control final disposition of one's husband or
wife when the spouses are legally divorced. True or False? - ANSWER: True
According to mortuary law, which of the following WOULD NOT be considered a
next-of-kin?
Select one:
A. daughter
B. brother
C. mother
D. spouse - ANSWER: spouse
In order from bottom to top, which of the following is the CORRECT description of
the "Pyramid of Law"? - ANSWER: common law, constitutional law, statutory law,
police power, administrative law, ordinance, case law, stare decisis
, The requirement by certain states that funeral directors and embalmers be licensed
by a state licensing authority is an example of the police power of that state. True or
False? - ANSWER: True
In a situation where the only next of kin of a decedent are his father and a brother,
and assuming both parties are legally competent, the father would normally have
more right to control the funeral arrangements than would the deceased's brother.
True or False? - ANSWER: True
Mr. Washington died in the emergency room with no family member present. He
died leaving a will with his accountant to transact the will. Also, in the will Mr.
Washington indicated he wanted to be cremated with a memorial service and during
the arrangement conference his second wife expressed she wanted a traditional
funeral service with ground burial. The children from the first marriage objected and
wanted to honor the father's wishes for cremation. In this situation, who was
responsible for notifying the proper authorities? - ANSWER: administrator of the
hospital
A person in charge of the final disposition of a dead human body is under a legal
obligation to notify immediate family members and friends that that person had died
and to disclose all funeral arrangements. True or False? - ANSWER: False
That distinct branch of law which is related to matters growing out of and concerned
with the disposal of the dead is the definition of - ANSWER: mortuary law
The currently accepted theory in the U.S. legal system in regards to the status of a
dead human body as property is the - ANSWER: quasi-property theory
Rules and regulations written by the Federal Trade Commission which have the
effect of law are called ____________ laws. - ANSWER: administrative
Mr. Jones died in the emergency room with no family member present. He died
leaving a will with his accountant to transact the will. Also, in the will Mr. Jones
indicated he wanted to be cremated with a memorial service and during the
arrangement conference his second wife expressed she wanted a traditional funeral
service with ground burial. The children from the first marriage objected and wanted
to honor the father's wishes for cremation. In the will the accountant would be
legally defined as the _____ of the will. - ANSWER: executor
Of the following survivors, who has the primary right of final disposition?
Select one:
A. the daughter who is 20 years old
B. the brother who is 55 years old
C. the mother who is 74 years old
D. the son who is 15 years old - ANSWER: the daughter who is 20 years old
