STATE MORTUARY LAW EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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No control over who may or may not attend the funeral - (answer)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
surviving spouse - (answer)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
I., II., III., and IV - (answer)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.
,constructive - (answer)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.
True - (answer)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?
spouse - (answer)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
common law, constitutional law, statutory law, police power, administrative law,
ordinance, case law, stare decisis - (answer)In order from bottom to top, which of
the following is the CORRECT description of the "Pyramid of Law"?
True - (answer)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?
, True - (answer)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?
administrator of the hospital - (answer)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?
False - (answer)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?
mortuary law - (answer)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
quasi-property theory - (answer)The currently accepted theory in the U.S. legal
system in regards to the status of a dead human body as property is the
administrative - (answer)Rules and regulations written by the Federal Trade
Commission which have the effect of law are called ____________ laws.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
No control over who may or may not attend the funeral - (answer)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
surviving spouse - (answer)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
I., II., III., and IV - (answer)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.
,constructive - (answer)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.
True - (answer)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?
spouse - (answer)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
common law, constitutional law, statutory law, police power, administrative law,
ordinance, case law, stare decisis - (answer)In order from bottom to top, which of
the following is the CORRECT description of the "Pyramid of Law"?
True - (answer)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?
, True - (answer)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?
administrator of the hospital - (answer)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?
False - (answer)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?
mortuary law - (answer)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
quasi-property theory - (answer)The currently accepted theory in the U.S. legal
system in regards to the status of a dead human body as property is the
administrative - (answer)Rules and regulations written by the Federal Trade
Commission which have the effect of law are called ____________ laws.
