Question 1

Which of the following is generally considered an experimental technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harvesting of organs 
B)  Cryonics 
C)  Burial at sea 
D)  Donation to science 
A)  Harvesting of organs 
B)  Cryonics 
C)  Burial at sea 
D)  Donation to science B

Question 2

Funerals have been compared to a

Accepted Answer

A)  shopping mall display. 
B)  graduate student defending their research. 
C)  traveling museum exhibit. 
D)  theatrical presentation. 
A)  shopping mall display. 
B)  graduate student defending their research. 
C)  traveling museum exhibit. 
D)  theatrical presentation. D

Question 3

Emotional and social support is directed primarily toward the bereaved family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following fees are included in a mortuary's basic charge for professional services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consulting with family members and clergy 
B)  Placement of newspaper notices 
C)  Cemetery or crematory services 
D)  Flowers 
A)  Consulting with family members and clergy 
B)  Placement of newspaper notices 
C)  Cemetery or crematory services 
D)  Flowers

Question 5

It has been said that no land in the United States is more sacred than the square mile of

Accepted Answer

A)  Arlington National Cemetery. 
B)  Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. 
C)  Washington Monument. 
D)  Cherokee Burial Mound. 
A)  Arlington National Cemetery. 
B)  Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. 
C)  Washington Monument. 
D)  Cherokee Burial Mound.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about embalming is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Embalming in the United States was adopted around the time of World War I. 
B)  A body destined for cremation cannot be embalmed. 
C)  A body destined for burial may or may not be embalmed. 
D)  Embalming methods among various cultures all have the same results relative to preservation of the corpse. 
A)  Embalming in the United States was adopted around the time of World War I. 
B)  A body destined for cremation cannot be embalmed. 
C)  A body destined for burial may or may not be embalmed. 
D)  Embalming methods among various cultures all have the same results relative to preservation of the corpse.

Question 7

Burial vaults or grave liners are required by state law in all American cemeteries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following best represents the viewpoint expressed in Jessica Mitford's book The American Way of Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conventional funeral practices are misunderstood and complicated. 
B)  Conventional funerals are enlightening. 
C)  Conventional funerals are bizarre and morbid. 
D)  Conventional funerals are beautiful and inspiring. 
A)  Conventional funeral practices are misunderstood and complicated. 
B)  Conventional funerals are enlightening. 
C)  Conventional funerals are bizarre and morbid. 
D)  Conventional funerals are beautiful and inspiring.

Question 9

Which of the following types of body disposition will delay decomposition the most?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open air disposal 
B)  Corpse buried in a casket 
C)  Corpse buried without a casket 
D)  Body whose flesh has been washed from the bones prior to burial 
A)  Open air disposal 
B)  Corpse buried in a casket 
C)  Corpse buried without a casket 
D)  Body whose flesh has been washed from the bones prior to burial

Question 10

The Hawaiian "feast of tears" is the meal shared by mourners the evening of the death symbolizing the salt of the Pacific and the bitter tears of sadness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) distinguishes how many categories of costs related to the conventional American funeral?

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  six 
D)  eight 
A)  two 
B)  four 
C)  six 
D)  eight

Question 12

If funds are not available from private sources to pay for burial the local Red Cross or Salvation Army picks ups the costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Historically, when a family's ceremonial occasions involving death were held within the home, what services did the undertaker provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizing after care programs for the family. 
B)  Supplying materials and funeral paraphernalia. 
C)  Digging the grave. 
D)  Laying out the body in the parlor for the wake. 
A)  Organizing after care programs for the family. 
B)  Supplying materials and funeral paraphernalia. 
C)  Digging the grave. 
D)  Laying out the body in the parlor for the wake.

Question 14

At the lower end of the price range, caskets are typically

Accepted Answer

A)  gasketed steel. 
B)  cherry wood. 
C)  plastic. 
D)  cloth-covered plywood or pressboard. 
A)  gasketed steel. 
B)  cherry wood. 
C)  plastic. 
D)  cloth-covered plywood or pressboard.

Question 15

Funerals have attracted criticism only recently, due to online product suppliers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What were The Casket and Sunnyside?

Accepted Answer

A)  Satirical plays presented by the National Funeral Directors Association at their 2012 convention 
B)  The undertaker's instruction guides for helping client families 
C)  Two nationally known funeral bereavement aftercare programs 
D)  Early trade publications to help facilitate communication among funeral directors 
A)  Satirical plays presented by the National Funeral Directors Association at their 2012 convention 
B)  The undertaker's instruction guides for helping client families 
C)  Two nationally known funeral bereavement aftercare programs 
D)  Early trade publications to help facilitate communication among funeral directors

Question 17

Cryonics or cryogenic suspension is a method of

Accepted Answer

A)  freezing. 
B)  mummifying. 
C)  immediate body disposal. 
D)  embalming. 
A)  freezing. 
B)  mummifying. 
C)  immediate body disposal. 
D)  embalming.

Question 18

David Sudnow's study on death notification revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  the immediate family is often last to be notified. 
B)  doctors are unskilled in notifying families about the death of a loved one. 
C)  notification occurs randomly depending on the circumstances of the cause of death. 
D)  notification occurs in a consistent pattern from the immediate family to the wider community. 
A)  the immediate family is often last to be notified. 
B)  doctors are unskilled in notifying families about the death of a loved one. 
C)  notification occurs randomly depending on the circumstances of the cause of death. 
D)  notification occurs in a consistent pattern from the immediate family to the wider community.

Question 19

Most people appear satisfied with the quality of service provided by their local mortuaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Funerals are akin to other major transitions in a person's life in that they all involve

Accepted Answer

A)  rites of passage. 
B)  numbers of people. 
C)  family and professionals. 
D)  money. 
A)  rites of passage. 
B)  numbers of people. 
C)  family and professionals. 
D)  money.

Which of the following is generally considered an experimental technology?

Funerals have been compared to a

Emotional and social support is directed primarily toward the bereaved family.

Which of the following fees are included in a mortuary's basic charge for professional services?

It has been said that no land in the United States is more sacred than the square mile of

Which of the following statements about embalming is true?

Burial vaults or grave liners are required by state law in all American cemeteries.

Which of the following best represents the viewpoint expressed in Jessica Mitford's book The American Way of Death?

Which of the following types of body disposition will delay decomposition the most?

The Hawaiian "feast of tears" is the meal shared by mourners the evening of the death symbolizing the salt of the Pacific and the bitter tears of sadness.

The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) distinguishes how many categories of costs related to the conventional American funeral?

If funds are not available from private sources to pay for burial the local Red Cross or Salvation Army picks ups the costs.

Historically, when a family's ceremonial occasions involving death were held within the home, what services did the undertaker provide?

At the lower end of the price range, caskets are typically

Funerals have attracted criticism only recently, due to online product suppliers.

What were The Casket and Sunnyside?

Cryonics or cryogenic suspension is a method of

David Sudnow's study on death notification revealed that

Most people appear satisfied with the quality of service provided by their local mortuaries.

Funerals are akin to other major transitions in a person's life in that they all involve

Attitudes Toward Death: a Climate of Change

Learning About Death: Socialization

Perspectives on Death: Historical and Cultural

Death Systems: Mortality and Society

Health Care: Patients, Staff, and Institutions

End-Of-Life Issues and Decisions

Facing Death: Living With Life-Threatening Illness

Survivors: Understanding the Experience of Loss

Death in the Lives of Children and Adolescents

Death in the Lives of Adults

Suicide

Risks, Perils, and Traumatic Death

Beyond Deathafter Life

The Path Ahead: Personal and Social Choices

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Exam 8: Last Rites: Funerals and Body Disposition

Which of the following is generally considered an experimental technology?

Funerals have been compared to a

Emotional and social support is directed primarily toward the bereaved family.

Which of the following fees are included in a mortuary's basic charge for professional services?

It has been said that no land in the United States is more sacred than the square mile of

Which of the following statements about embalming is true?

Burial vaults or grave liners are required by state law in all American cemeteries.

Which of the following best represents the viewpoint expressed in Jessica Mitford's book The American Way of Death?

Which of the following types of body disposition will delay decomposition the most?

The Hawaiian "feast of tears" is the meal shared by mourners the evening of the death symbolizing the salt of the Pacific and the bitter tears of sadness.

The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) distinguishes how many categories of costs related to the conventional American funeral?

If funds are not available from private sources to pay for burial the local Red Cross or Salvation Army picks ups the costs.

Historically, when a family's ceremonial occasions involving death were held within the home, what services did the undertaker provide?

At the lower end of the price range, caskets are typically

Funerals have attracted criticism only recently, due to online product suppliers.

What were The Casket and Sunnyside?

Cryonics or cryogenic suspension is a method of

David Sudnow's study on death notification revealed that

Most people appear satisfied with the quality of service provided by their local mortuaries.

Funerals are akin to other major transitions in a person's life in that they all involve

Attitudes Toward Death: a Climate of Change

Learning About Death: Socialization

Perspectives on Death: Historical and Cultural

Death Systems: Mortality and Society

Health Care: Patients, Staff, and Institutions

End-Of-Life Issues and Decisions

Facing Death: Living With Life-Threatening Illness

Survivors: Understanding the Experience of Loss

Death in the Lives of Children and Adolescents

Death in the Lives of Adults

Suicide

Risks, Perils, and Traumatic Death

Beyond Deathafter Life

The Path Ahead: Personal and Social Choices

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