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N. B. Arts
Questions to help prepare for the Arts proctor for the National Board Exams
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a funeral rite that in essence is devoid of religious connotation is known as | humanistic |
| which of the following is a "must behavior"? | more |
| a funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those involved is known as | adaptive |
| the method by which the values of a given society are learned and internalized by its members best defines | socialization |
| a joint family is always | patriarchal |
| a family in which the governance of power is shared by both the man and woman is referred to as | egalitarian |
| a behavior an individual must abstain from defines a | taboo |
| social customs which may be broken without serious consequence are known as | folkways |
| the attitude that all groups or cultures are equal and important is known as | cultural relativism |
| in a nuclear family, when the spouse dies, the surviving spouse: | raises the children alone |
| a joint family would most likely be found in which of the following settings | rural |
| In which of the following family units does the father rule? | patriarchal |
| the taharah, as performed by the chevra kadisha, is an example of a: | ritual |
| an expected behavior pattern enforced by those governing is a | law |
| which of the family types traditionally practices patriarchal governance? | joint |
| when family members differ on funeral arrangement options, the sensitive funeral director: | sumarizes, offers options, and encourages agreement |
| A reaction to death that may be reduced by viewing the body is | denial |
| the first secular funeral director in the western world was | litibinarius |
| Cremation first gained widespread acceptance and practice in | ancient greece |
| the romanfuneral was typically carried out by | public officials and paid secular functionaries |
| thekeep down th cost of funerals in he middle ages people often formed | burial clubs |
| the man generally credite with the term "father of bacteriology" was | anthony von leeuwehoek |
| a man named chadwick issued a landmark report and supplement after three years of study. The report discused | the deplorable conditions in english cemeteries |
| the man who translated Jean Gannal's history of embalming in 1834 and thereby made embaling available to the american public was | Dr. Richard Harlan |
| an above-ground structure containing crypts for casketed remains is a | mausoleum |
| the agency resposible for production, administration, and integrity of the National Board Examination is the | INternational Converence of funeral service examining boards |
| the first major attempt to establish requirements, test, and licenses for embalmers in the united states was | order concening embalmers |
| the agency charged with eveloping curriculum and accreditation standards for funeral service educational programs in the United States is the | american board of funeral service education |
| Dr. Thomas Holmes is credited with the 19th century dvelopment of | chemical embalming |
| in ancient egypt, to prepare a body for burial, it was immersed in | natron |
| in Egyptian embaling practice, canopic jars were used to store | viscera |
| the author of "the undertaker's manual", the first book published specifically as an embalming terxtbook in the united states, was | Dr. Auguste Renouard |
| Carl rogers is well known for his work in humanistic therapy, which is also known as | client centered therapy |
| a person who expresses anxiety and discomfort while attending a visitation at a funeral home is most ikely expriencing a/an | conditioned response |
| which of the following is a derminant of grief? | concurrent stresses |
| the evet of a loss is | bereavement |
| the defense mechanism by which a person refuses to see things as they are because such facts are threatening to the ego is called | denial |
| according to Bowlby, attachments comve from a need for | safety and security |
| affect is synonymous with | emotion |
| the process of incorporating a loss into one's life is known as | mourning |
| blame directed outward is the definition of | anger |
| blame directed inward is the definition of | guilt |
| psychology is defined as the study of | human behavior |
| crying would be an example of a/an | external response to an emotion |
| blame percieved to be directed at the self from others best defines | shame |
| suicide resulting from a hopeless situation | fatalistic |
| the funeral rite satisfies all of the following needs of the survivors except | stress |
| an emotion charaterized by sudden and extreme fear is | panic |
| in the early stages of developing a counseling relationship, it is important for the couselor to be | nonjudgmental |
| directive counseling is also known as | active |
| which of the following acts of mourning is to experience the pain of loss | second |
| using specialized techniques to help people with abnormal grief is known as | grief therapy |
| Carl Rogers is most frequently associated with | unconditional positive regard |
| the state of being preented from attaining a goal best defines | frustration |
| client-centered counseling is also known as | non-directive |
| helping people to facilitate uncomplicated grief to a healthy completion of the tasks of grieving within a reasonable time frame best defines: | grief counseling |
| which of the following typse of death would allow for anticipatory grief to occur? | AIDS |
| which religious sect requests the use of the words "passed on" rather than "died or deceased" in the death notice of the obituary? | christian scientist |
| the casket used in a jewish orthodox funeral service is called a/an | aron |
| under what condition ca a veteran's burial benefit be paid directly to the funeral home? | if a funeral home can demonstrate that a veteran's funeral bill is unpaid |
| at the conclusion of a greek orthodox funeral service, te conregation will pss by the casket and | kiss the icon |
| a general term designating a place suitable for the reception of a dead human body is a/an | tomb |
| the decedent's social security number is required to be entered on a/an | death certificate |
| a peech about the character of a deceased person at the funeral service is known as a/an | eulogy |
| a funeral procession is also known as a | cortege |
| an unsoliceted gift to a clergyman is called a/an | honorarium |
| a veteran's grave marker can be obtained by making application to the | veteran administration |
| the proper terminology for the placeing of crmated remains into a final container is | inurnment |
| when placing the casket on th lowering device, the casket bearers should grasp what protion of the handle? | bar |
| traditionally, the name given to a symbolic cloth covering placed over the casket is a/an | pall |
| a protestant church designed so that the pulpit is centered in the sanctuary is called | non-liturgical |
| the united states flag that accompanies the body of a deceased military person sould be presented to the | surviving spouse or next of kin |
| a mournful oem or song of lamentation for the dead is a/an | elegy |
| the main body o the church where seating is provid is the | nave |
| an altar attendant is called a/an | acolyte |
| the person who presides at the funeral service for the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints is the | bishop of the ward |
| embalming is usually not practiced by the | jewish orthodox |
| a cross with the image of the body of Christ superimposed is a | crucifix |
| which one of the folowing would not be consistent with christian science service | church funeral |
| a monument which is erected to the memory of the dead, but containing no remains is a/an | cenotaph |
| any rate of interest above the maximum rate allowable by law is | usury |
| theparty whomaes an offer is called the | offeor |
| the pary who is sued in a civil suit is known as the | defendant |
| the doctrine of stare decisis is concerned with | case law |
| the term that is used when all the terms of a contract have been fully performed by the contrcting parties is | execute |
| a business tha is owned by one person is clasified as a | sole proprietorship |
| false statements made in writing for the purpose of injuiring the reputation of another constitue | libel |
| personal property permanently attached to land is known as a | fixture |
| which of the following terms describes a sale in which the buyer, so long as the buyer is not in efault, has a right to possession before payment in full is made? | conditonal sale |
| a contract to keepan offer open for a specified period of tie suppored by consideration is called a/an | option |
| the person appointed by a court to oversee an estate is the | administrator |
| in law, a relationship of trust is expressed by the term | fiduciary |
| an intoxicated person makes a contract. It is: | voidable |
| the branch of th elaw which deals with the rules of codut and actions governng a mortician during his legal relations wth the public is: | mortuary law |
| a private or civil wrong whose cause is intentional or caused by negligence for which ther may be action or damages is a | tort |
| a notice of complaint given to a defendant defining the complaint and a time frame in whic an answer must be received as a/an | summons |
| an intentional statement or false factsupon which an injured partyrelied in a decision to enter into a contrac, to their detriment is | fraud |
| the method of removing one's free will in makeing a decidion by threats to do physical harm to the person, his family , or property is | duress |
| unauthorized embaming may be viewed by the court as which type of violation? | mutilation |
| of the following, who has the primary right to control final disposition of a body: adult son, cousin, creditor, or state? | adult son |
| if there is no will, the property and holdins of a decease person will be distributed according to law and an administrator/personal representatvie will be appointed by the | court |
| in legal terminology, a dead human body is considered | quasi-property |
| personal effects and clothin gof the deceased are bst ccounted for by using a/an | personal effets form |
| a good business technique in funeral arrangements is to | have a written contract |
| the next of kin who delivers the personal effects of the deceased to the fuenral director is properly termed a | bailor |
| stte regulatin of fneral services for the health and wefare of citizens is an exampe of a state's | police power |
| a dead human body | is not property in a real sense |
| the funeral director who has physical possession of a dead human body is said to have | actual custody |
| in a cortege, drivers who are under the control of the funeral director are legally referred to as | agent drivers |
| although a dead body is in one mortuary, the mortuary whihc has control of the final disposition s said to have | consructive custody |
| the feeral trade commission does not require a/an | disclaimer |
| as a funeral director, the only people you should inform, iven if asked, that the deceased has an infectious disease are appropriate members of | your staff |
| the FTC funeral rule requies that the general price list contain all of th efollowing except the | reason for embalming |
| the state requres the funeral home to pay 4% sales tax on merchandise. prices are 2000 services, 2250 casket, ad 1600 vault. how much sales tax does the funneral director pay the state? | 154.00 |
| the topmost part of the casket is the | cap |
| the purchasing, pricing, display, and sale of the product is known a | merchandising |
| a metal that is said to be ferrous is also known as | iron |
| another term for the exendover is the | valance |
| a term which refrs to the lug on a casket is the | escutcheon |
| similar to the full couch perfection cut, this csket contains no inner foot panel, however, a blanket is used to cver the lower portion of the dead. | eternity bed |
| this wood is light in texture, non-resistant,and easily worke. itcomes from a conifer tree | softwood |
| this wood is composed of thin sheets of wod glued together so tht grains are at right angels to eachother | plywood |
| this metal is malleable, ductile, and has a reddish-brown color | copper |
| the price increents between casket prics, when arranded in order of thei increasing value, is called the price: | progression |
| an exterior material covering a casket wit a raised design above the surface is said to be | embossed |
| the demension of a particular steel calsket are 6'6" long and 23" wide. a casket invoices as 6'6"XX would be how many inches wide? | 27 |
| Which of the following is classified as a hardwood? | oak |
| a burial vault which is closed by lowering the dome over the base describs a/an | air seal |
| the indirect metod of approach forcasket selection requires | adiquate pre-counseling |
| all of the following disclosures are required on the general price list by FTC funeral rule except | reference to state laws |
| form W-4 is a/an | employee's witholding allowance certificate |
| a trial balance of the general ledger accounts taken after the owner's temporary equity acouns have been closed is referred to as | post-closig trial balance |
| anything of value owned is considered a/an | asset |
| the legal obligatin of a business to pay a debt is called a/an | liability |
| the basic accounting equation is | assets = liabilities + owners equity |
| the steps involved in handling all of the trnsactions and events completed during an accounting period, beginning with placing data in a book of original entry nd ending with a post-closing trial balance, are referred to collectivle as | accounting cycle |
| th eprocess of determining whether the amount of cash, both on hand and in the bank, is the same as amount entered in the accounting records is called | proving the cash |
| money paid for the use of money is called | interest |
| the process of allocating the cost of plant and euipment to the periods expected to benefit from the use of these assets is called | depreication accounting |
| what is the interest on a 1000 note for 1 month with 8% annual interest rate? | 6.67 |
| which of th efollowing accounts normall has a credit balance? | liability |
| the accounting epression 3/15, n/30 means a | 3% discount if paid in 15 days, with full pament due 30 day fom date of invoice |
| when a net profit is closed to capital, the capital account is | credited |
| afuneral home has 90000 of accounts recievable. 50000 is current, 10000 is in the 30-60 day column, 20000 is in the 60-90 day column, and 10000 is over 90 days. how much is past due? | 44% |
| if the operator does not assign values in computer operations, the computer atomtically can assign | default values |
| 96 megabytes would be roughly equivalent to | 96 million characters |
| the computer par that performs all the controlling, calculating, and processing functions is the | CPU |
| the terms hard and floppy describe types of | disks |
| what is the primary function of word-processing software? | producing written documents |
| a duplicate of an riginal program or data made as a precaution against loss or damage of the original is called | backup |
| a ciruit board that contains most f the electronic components of the system unit is called the | mother board |