PIMS EXAM|| 241 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Romans - ANSWER-"Libitina" was the goddess of corpses and funerals for which
culture?
Hebrews - ANSWER-The culture whose belief was that the soul spent a shadowy
afterlife in Sheol
Polytheistic - ANSWER-The Egyptian religious belief
Basar and Nefesh - ANSWER-Unlike the Egyptians, the Hebrews believed that man is
composed of two elements
During the day - ANSWER-The funerals of upper-class Romans were conducted
Elsyian Fields - ANSWER-Greek union with the soul
Dr. Auguste Renouard - ANSWER-author of The Undertaker's Manual, the first book
published specifically as an embalming textbook in the United States.
funeral - ANSWER-torch-lit procession is the literal meaning of the work
Columbarium - ANSWER-Niches for holding urns of cremated remains
typically women, midwives and nurses, who cared for the dead - ANSWER-"Layers out
of the dead" were
man-shaped - ANSWER-An "anthropoid" casket
To deter grave diggers - ANSWER-Burial vaults and outside boxes were initially used
for
Middle-ages - ANSWER-Display of wealth and ostentation became an important part of
funerals during
Philadelphia - ANSWER-Early American funeral directing originated in what city?
Barber-surgeons - ANSWER-Embalming as the beginning of a new lay occupational
group began at the time of
Middle-ages - ANSWER-Embalming for anatomical purposes began during the
, Cabinet makers - ANSWER-In the late 1700s, early 1800s, coffins were produced by
Preservation - ANSWER-The MAIN purpose of Egyptian embalming was for
Columns - ANSWER-The Greek style tomb "Kiones" would be in the shape of
Early Christians - ANSWER-Which civilization opposed cremation and believed that the
Resurrection of the body must be transformed on the day of judgement
Dr. William Hunter - ANSWER-The Scottish anatomist who gave direction to preserving
the human body for both laboratory use and for burial
Plate glass - ANSWER-The casket of President Grant "Style E State Casket" was made
of the finest black broadcloth and had a flat-top which was
J. Anthony Gaussardia - ANSWER-patented a process of embalming involving the
injection of an arsenic-alcohol mixture.
Ice - ANSWER-The "corpse cooler" consisted of a common cooling board filled with
_________ on which the body was laid out
It is considered indignity to the corpse - ANSWER-Jews DO NOT cremate
Medical Embalmers/English Undertakers - ANSWER-Embalming and the growth of
medical science came about during what period?
Kher-heb - ANSWER-The Egyptian funeral procession was under the direction of
A law requiring mass burials - ANSWER-Overcrowding of Christian burials within the
churches led to
American Board of Funeral Service Education - ANSWER-agency/organization with
responsibility to accredit colleges and programs of mortuary science/funeral service
education
Libitina - ANSWER-Goddess of corpses and funerals
Greek - ANSWER-Baked clay caskets were in use during various periods of early
_________ history
Fasting from the time of death until the disposition - ANSWER-The customary "funeral
feast" came about from
Dr. F. Julius LeMoyne - ANSWER-Erected America's first crematory in 1876 at
Washington, Pennsylvania
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Romans - ANSWER-"Libitina" was the goddess of corpses and funerals for which
culture?
Hebrews - ANSWER-The culture whose belief was that the soul spent a shadowy
afterlife in Sheol
Polytheistic - ANSWER-The Egyptian religious belief
Basar and Nefesh - ANSWER-Unlike the Egyptians, the Hebrews believed that man is
composed of two elements
During the day - ANSWER-The funerals of upper-class Romans were conducted
Elsyian Fields - ANSWER-Greek union with the soul
Dr. Auguste Renouard - ANSWER-author of The Undertaker's Manual, the first book
published specifically as an embalming textbook in the United States.
funeral - ANSWER-torch-lit procession is the literal meaning of the work
Columbarium - ANSWER-Niches for holding urns of cremated remains
typically women, midwives and nurses, who cared for the dead - ANSWER-"Layers out
of the dead" were
man-shaped - ANSWER-An "anthropoid" casket
To deter grave diggers - ANSWER-Burial vaults and outside boxes were initially used
for
Middle-ages - ANSWER-Display of wealth and ostentation became an important part of
funerals during
Philadelphia - ANSWER-Early American funeral directing originated in what city?
Barber-surgeons - ANSWER-Embalming as the beginning of a new lay occupational
group began at the time of
Middle-ages - ANSWER-Embalming for anatomical purposes began during the
, Cabinet makers - ANSWER-In the late 1700s, early 1800s, coffins were produced by
Preservation - ANSWER-The MAIN purpose of Egyptian embalming was for
Columns - ANSWER-The Greek style tomb "Kiones" would be in the shape of
Early Christians - ANSWER-Which civilization opposed cremation and believed that the
Resurrection of the body must be transformed on the day of judgement
Dr. William Hunter - ANSWER-The Scottish anatomist who gave direction to preserving
the human body for both laboratory use and for burial
Plate glass - ANSWER-The casket of President Grant "Style E State Casket" was made
of the finest black broadcloth and had a flat-top which was
J. Anthony Gaussardia - ANSWER-patented a process of embalming involving the
injection of an arsenic-alcohol mixture.
Ice - ANSWER-The "corpse cooler" consisted of a common cooling board filled with
_________ on which the body was laid out
It is considered indignity to the corpse - ANSWER-Jews DO NOT cremate
Medical Embalmers/English Undertakers - ANSWER-Embalming and the growth of
medical science came about during what period?
Kher-heb - ANSWER-The Egyptian funeral procession was under the direction of
A law requiring mass burials - ANSWER-Overcrowding of Christian burials within the
churches led to
American Board of Funeral Service Education - ANSWER-agency/organization with
responsibility to accredit colleges and programs of mortuary science/funeral service
education
Libitina - ANSWER-Goddess of corpses and funerals
Greek - ANSWER-Baked clay caskets were in use during various periods of early
_________ history
Fasting from the time of death until the disposition - ANSWER-The customary "funeral
feast" came about from
Dr. F. Julius LeMoyne - ANSWER-Erected America's first crematory in 1876 at
Washington, Pennsylvania
