NATIONAL BOARD EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS: CEMETERY &
CREMATORY OPERATIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
CORRECT
SOLUTIONS!!!
Of this list, a suitable container for cremation would be a (an):
1. Alternative container
2. Combination case
3. Zieglar case
4. Combination unit - ANSWER✔✔Alternative container
Of this list, prior to cremation, consent for removing this item must be obtained:
1. pacemaker
2. tracheotomy tube
3. hearing aid
4. colostomy bag - ANSWER✔✔Pacemaker
Of the list, if a family supplies an urn that was purchased at a different location, the
funeral director can legally:
1. refuse the urn
2. charge a handling fee
3. only use a temporary urn
4. use the urn provided by the family - ANSWER✔✔Use the urn provided by
the famiyl
Which of the following people would have to have the right to authorize the
cremation for Mary:
1. Mary's eldest nephew
2. Mary's mother
3. Mary's adult children
4. Mary's sister - ANSWER✔✔Mary's adult children
Of the list, the difference between a burial vault and a grave liner is:
1. Both offer protection from the earth's load
2. grave liner seal
3. grave liners are made from steel
GUIDE QUESTIONS: CEMETERY &
CREMATORY OPERATIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
CORRECT
SOLUTIONS!!!
Of this list, a suitable container for cremation would be a (an):
1. Alternative container
2. Combination case
3. Zieglar case
4. Combination unit - ANSWER✔✔Alternative container
Of this list, prior to cremation, consent for removing this item must be obtained:
1. pacemaker
2. tracheotomy tube
3. hearing aid
4. colostomy bag - ANSWER✔✔Pacemaker
Of the list, if a family supplies an urn that was purchased at a different location, the
funeral director can legally:
1. refuse the urn
2. charge a handling fee
3. only use a temporary urn
4. use the urn provided by the family - ANSWER✔✔Use the urn provided by
the famiyl
Which of the following people would have to have the right to authorize the
cremation for Mary:
1. Mary's eldest nephew
2. Mary's mother
3. Mary's adult children
4. Mary's sister - ANSWER✔✔Mary's adult children
Of the list, the difference between a burial vault and a grave liner is:
1. Both offer protection from the earth's load
2. grave liner seal
3. grave liners are made from steel
