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Disposal |! of |! the |! body; |! affirming |! the |! dignity |! of |! the |! deceased |! in |! the |! community; |! and |! allowing |! for |! the |! community |! expressing |! of |! concern |! for |! the |! bereaved |! family |! are |! all |! aspects |! of |! what |! purpose |! of |! the |! funeral? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Sociological Services |! provided |! by |! the |! funeral |! service |! organization |! that |! occur |! after |! final |! disposition. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Post-need Ritual |! actions |! and |! overt |! conduct |! are |! essential |! parts |! of: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔System |! of |! beliefs A |! client |! family |! asks |! to |! witness |! the |! transfer |! of |! their |! loved |! one. |! The |! funeral |! director |! responds |! by |! telling |! the |! family.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔'This |! is |! what |! usually |! happens...(explains)' One |! who |! leads |! the |! funeral |! service |! and |! is |! generally |! considered |! a |! member |! of |! the |! clergy |! is |! called... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Officiant Which |! of |! the |! following |! is |! not |! an |! institution? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Apartment
Sensitivity |! to |! the |! loss |! experienced |! by |! a |! client |! family |! prompts |! the |! funeral |! director |! to |! avoid |! which |! of |! the |! following |! phrases? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔'Good |! Morning, |! Good |! Afternoon, |! Good |! Evening' Most |! of |! the |! first |! calls |! come |! to |! the |! funeral |! home |! by |! the |! way |! of.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Telephones All |! of |! the |! following |! are |! types |! of |! final |! disposition |! except... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Anatomical |! donation If |! the |! first |! call |! comes |! from |! a |! police |! officer |! in |! the |! ordinary |! discharge |! of |! his/her |! duties, |! then |! the |! funeral |! director |! must |! determine: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Who |! is |! the |! next |! of |! kin |! or |! responsible |! party The |! recession |! occurs: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔At |! the |! end |! of |! the |! service Dentures |! are |! also |! known |! as |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔False |! Teeth The |! affirmation |! of |! the |! faith |! of |! the |! deceased |! or |! the |! client |! family |! defines |! what |! purpose |! of |! the |! funeral? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Religious Which |! of |! the |! following |! pieces |! of |! information |! would |! be |! essential |! to |! making |! a |! transfer? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Location |! of |! the |! deceased
When |! a |! conversation |! turns |! to |! prices |! for |! funeral |! goods |! and |! services, |! you |! have |! experience |! a.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Triggering |! event The |! purpose |! of |! the |! funeral |! that |! provides |! a |! focal |! point |! for |! giving |! meaning |! to |! life |! and |! death... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Philosophical The |! cessation |! of |! all |! physical |! life |! characterized |! by |! the |! absence |! of |! metabolism |! and |! a |! total |! lack |! of |! irritability |! defines... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Death The |! death |! occurs |! at |! a |! vacation |! rental |! condominium |! in |! a |! foreign |! country. |! The |! type |! of |! transfer |! from |! the |! place |! of |! death |! will |! be... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Residential The |! officiant |! tells |! you |! that |! there |! will |! be |! two |! preludes |! on |! the |! day |! of |! the |! service. |! This |! means... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Two |! musical |! selections |! before |! the |! service Death |! as |! a |! cultural |! universal |! will |! include |! all |! of |! the |! following |! except: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Some |! type |! of |! formal |! religious |! observance Upon |! arrival |! at |! the |! place |! of |! transfer |! you |! discover |! that |! the |! deceased |! is |! taller, |! and |! heavier |! than |! you |! expected. |! Which |! of |! the |! following |! pieces |! of |! equipment |! will |! help |! to |! handle |! the |! height |! and |! weight? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Straps
You |! are |! making |! arrangements |! with |! the |! client |! family. |! The |! mother |! of |! the |! deceased |! begins |! to |! yell |! at |! you |! claiming |! your |! prices |! are |! so |! high |! you |! can |! put |! two |! of |! your |! kids |! through |! college |! with |! what |! she |! will |! pay |! you. |! Her |! reaction |! could |! be |! described |! as: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Displacement |! of |! feelings A |! funeral |! rite |! devoid |! of |! any |! religious |! connotation. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Humanistic Viewing |! the |! deceased |! supports |! this |! purpose |! of |! funeral |! service... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Psychological. T/F |! One |! reason |! for |! making |! pre-need |! arrangements |! is |! that |! intelligent |! and |! informed |! decisions |! can |! be |! made |! with |! less |! emotion. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔True By |! definition, |! a |! funeral |! rite |! that |! can |! be |! changed |! to |! meet |! the |! needs |! of |! the |! client |! family.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Adaptive A |! face |! to |! face |! meeting |! with |! members |! of |! the |! family |! or |! those |! in |! charge |! of |! planning |! the |! funeral |! whereby |! the |! funeral |! is |! planned; |! vital |! statistics |! are |! recorded, |! and |! funeral |! goods |! and |! services |! are |! sold. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Arrangements |! Conference All |! of |! the |! following |! are |! set |! in |! consultation |! with |! the |! officiant |! except.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Date |! of |! death
In |! order |! to |! re-create |! a |! natural |! appearance |! of |! the |! deceased |! by |! way |! of |! hair |! color, |! style |! and |! cosmetic |! appearance, |! the |! funeral |! director |! should |! request |! a: |!
T/F |! Funeral |! arrangements |! made |! in |! advance |! of |! need |! always |! involve |! the |! handling |! over |! of |! money |! which |! is |! set |! aside |! for |! the |! purposes |! of |! fulfilling |! the |! funeral |! contract |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔False T/F |! The |! wishes |! of |! the |! deceased |! will |! always |! take |! precedence |! over |! the |! wishes |! of |! the |! funeral |! planner. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔False Sensitivity |! to |! the |! loss |! experience |! by |! a |! client |! family |! prompts |! the |! funeral |! director |! to |! avoid |! which |! of |! the |! following |! phrase: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Good |! Morning, |! Good |! Afternoon, |! Good |! Evening T/F |! In |! a |! situation |! where |! you |! are |! handling |! an |! unattended |! death |! and |! the |! distance |! from |! the |! medical |! examiner's |! office |! constitutes |! an |! excessive |! burden |! on |! the |! funeral |! home |! staff, |! the |! funeral |! director |! may |! contact |! any |! doctor |! to |! sign |! the |! death |! certificate |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔False All |! of |! the |! following |! are |! purposes/uses |! of |! the |! death |! certificate |! except: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Legal |! record |! of |! final |! disposition A |! forensically |! trained |! physician |! who |! can |! both |! pronounce |! and |! certify |! the |! death |! of |! an |! individual... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Medical |! Examiner The |! person |! who |! conducts |! the |! funeral |! service |! is |! usually |! a |! member |! of |! the... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Clergy
The |! provision |! of |! a |! focal |! point |! giving |! meaning |! to |! life |! and |! to |! death |! defines |! what |! purpose |! of |! the |! funeral? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Philosophical T/F |! The |! informant |! is |! always |! the |! next |! of |! kin |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔False The |! final |! disposition |! that |! takes |! place |! in |! a |! crypt |! inside |! of |! a |! mausoleum. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Entombment The |! client |! family |! has |! stayed |! beyond |! the |! designated |! calling |! hours. |! The |! helpful |! funeral |! director |! may |! indicate |! the |! calling |! hours |! have |! come |! to |! a |! close |! by.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Tactfully |! informing |! the |! family |! that |! announced |! calling |! hours |! have |! ended. The |! final |! disposition |! takes |! place |! in |! a |! grave |! in |! a |! memorial |! park... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Interment An |! elected |! or |! appointed |! public |! official |! whose |! chief |! responsibility |! to |! investigate |! questionable |! deaths.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Coroner T/F |! Compassion, |! integrity, |! and |! professionalism |! are |! invaluable |! traits |! for |! a |! good |! funeral |! director. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔True T/F |! one |! purpose |! of |! an |! inspection |! is |! to |! allow |! the |! client |! family |! time |! to |! critique |! the |! dressing |! and |! casketing |! provided |! by |! the |! funeral |! director. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔True
What |! is |! an |! example |! of |! a |! typical |! post |! need |! (aftercare) |! moment? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Referral |! to |! a |! grief |! therapist. Y/N |! The |! wishes |! of |! the |! family |! will |! always |! dictate |! the |! rubrics |! to |! be |! followed |! in |! any |! house |! of |! worship. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔No Y/N |! The |! altar |! is |! the |! focal |! point |! in |! a |! non-liturgical |! service |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔No Y/N |! The |! transept |! aisle |! separates |! the |! nave |! and |! the |! sanctuary |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Yes Y/N |! Attention |! to |! detail' |! smoothness |! of |! procedure; |! dignity |! and |! decorum |! are |! some |! of |! the |! objectives |! of |! funeral |! service |! that |! help |! to |! create |! a |! meaningful |! experience |! for |! the |! client |! family |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Yes Y/N |! If |! the |! funeral |! director |! finds |! it |! difficult |! to |! deal |! with |! a |! particular |! clergyperson, |! the |! funeral |! director |! should |! counsel |! the |! family |! to |! seek |! a |! different |! clergyperson |! or |! consider |! joining |! another |! faith |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔No Y/N |! Sacred |! objects |! are |! important |! only |! to |! the |! extent |! that |! they |! have |! personal |! meaning |! to |! the |! funeral |! director |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔No Y/N |! Rubrics |! are |! an |! essential |! part |! of |! the |! death |! certificate |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔No
The |! focal |! point |! of |! a |! non-liturgical |! house |! of |! worship |! is... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔the |! Pulpit In |! the |! Jewish |! funeral |! rite, |! the |! ceremony |! of |! laying |! down |! is |! called |! the... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Hashkava A |! thirty |! day |! mourning |! period |! observed |! in |! the |! Jewish |! Funeral |! rite: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Sholoshim A |! memorial |! service |! that |! is |! offered |! for |! the |! deceased |! four |! times |! per |! year |! in |! the |! Jewish |! Funeral |! rite |! is |! called: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Yizkor The |! area |! of |! the |! sanctuary |! where |! the |! clergy |! are |! seated... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Chancel A |! response |! made |! by |! the |! congregation |! during |! a |! religious |! ceremony |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Acclamation The |! communion |! table |! is |! to |! non-liturgical |! as |! the |! ___________ |! is |! to |! liturgical. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Altar The |! house |! of |! worship |! has |! a |! center |! aisle |! and |! the |! focal |! point |! is |! a |! cross |! over |! the |! altar: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Liturgical
T/F |! The |! kever |! will |! ultimately |! contain |! the |! aron |! containing |! the |! niftar |! in |! the |! tachrichim |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔True T/F |! The |! Jewish |! funeral |! rite |! offers |! no |! clear |! directives |! concerning |! the |! embalming |! of |! the |! deceased |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔False What |! is |! not |! an |! example |! of |! a |! religious |! symbol |! used |! in |! the |! Jewish |! funeral |! rite? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Seudat T/F |! A |! cantor |! may |! assist |! the |! rabbi |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔True The |! niftar |! is |! a |! bar |! minen. |! The |! Chevra |! Kadisha |! will |! be |! composed |! of: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Men Sanctuary |! is |! to |! Christianity |! as |! ______ |! is |! to |! Judaism |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Bimah T/F |! 'Seudat' |! is |! to |! Judaism |! as |! 'Cortege' |! is |! to |! Christianity |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔False A |! 'T' |! or |! cross |! shaped |! house |! of |! worship |! is |! .... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Liturgical T/F |! On |! an |! Orthodox |! Jewish |! Funeral, |! the |! procession |! may |! stop |! at |! the |! synagogue |! so |! that |! the |! deceased |! has |! one |! last |! contact |! with |! the |! place |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔True
In |! the |! Jewish |! funeral |! rite, |! funeral |! activities |! are |! generally |! not |! conducted |! from |! sundown |! Friday |! until |! sundown |! Saturday. |! This |! time |! period |! is |! known |! as.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Sabbath 'Eulogy' |! is |! to |! Christianity |! as_______ |! is |! to |! Judaism |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Hesped On |! an |! Orthodox |! Jewish |! funeral, |! the |! final |! prayer |! at |! the |! grave |! said |! by |! the |! mourners |! is |! the.... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Kaddish The |! prayer |! shawl |! and |! skull |! cap |! worn |! by |! Jewish |! men |! are |! known |! as |! the: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Tallis |! and |! Kippa In |! Judaism, |! the |! 'law' |! is |! revealed |! in |! the |! first |! five |! books |! of |! the |! Bible. |! This |! is |! known |! as |! the: |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Torah Traditionally |! who |! conducts |! the |! 'shmira'? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Shomer T/F |! Following |! the |! burial, |! a |! ritual |! washing |! is |! prescribed |! for |! those |! who |! have |! participated |! in |! an |! Orthodox |! Jewish |! Burial |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔True In |! the |! Jewish |! funeral |! rite, |! the |! Kevurah |! is |! an |! action |! that |! is |! completed |! in |! the... |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Kever
Aron |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! coffin |! or |! casket |! make |! entirely |! of |! wood |! and |! containing |! no |! metal |! parts Menorah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! candelabrum |! with |! a |! central |! stem |! bearing |! seven |! candles. |! The |! oldest |! symbol |! in |! Judaism. Mogen |! David |! (Star |! of |! David) |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! hexagram |! formed |! by |! the |! combination |! of |! two |! triangles, |! symbolizing |! a |! new |! hope |! for |! the |! Jewish |! people. Rabbi |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! teach |! or |! ordained |! leader |! in |! faith Shabbat |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔begins |! at |! sundown |! Friday |! and |! ends |! at |! sundown |! Saturday Shivah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Seven |! days |! of |! mourning |! following |! burial Sholoshim |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! 30 |! day |! mourning |! period Shomer |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! watcher |! who |! remains |! with |! the |! body |! until |! burial Tachrichim |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! hand |! sewn |! white |! linen |! shroud |! in |! which |! the |! deceased |! members |! of |! the |! jewish |! faith |! are |! dressed
Hesped |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! eulogy. |! A |! true |! evaluation |! of |! an |! individuals |! life |! sanctioned |! by |! Jewish |! tradition, |! as |! a |! part |! of |! the |! funeral |! service. Kever |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Jewish |! grave Kaddish |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! prayer |! recited |! for |! the |! dead |! by |! the |! direct |! mourners |! for |! the |! first |! time |! at |! the |! conclusion |! of |! the |! interment |! service Kevurah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔the |! burial Kirah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Rending |! or |! tearing; |! a |! symbol |! of |! grief Levaya |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! funeral |! cortege Bishop |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! Head |! of |! a |! territorial |! unit |! of |! the |! church Altar |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔An |! elevated |! place |! or |! structure |! on |! which |! sacrifices |! are |! offered |! or |! at |! which |! religious |! rites |! are |! performed; |! in |! the |! Christian |! faith, |! a |! table |! on |! which |! the |! Eucharist |! or |! Holy |! Communion |! is |! offered. Cardinal |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! prince |! of |! the |! Church. |! An |! honorary |! title |! bestowed |! upon |! Archbishops |! and |! other |! clergy
Celebrant |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! officiant |! who |! celebrates |! Mass |! in |! the |! Roman |! Catholic |! Church Christian |! burial |! permit |! (priest |! line) |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! letter |! or |! form |! from |! a |! priest |! stating |! the |! eligibility |! of |! the |! deceased |! for |! funeral |! rites |! according |! to |! the |! laws |! of |! the |! Church Consecrated |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔blessed |! or |! made |! holy; |! a |! set |! aside |! for |! a |! holy |! purpose Crucifer |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔One |! who |! carries |! the |! Crucifix |! in |! a |! religious |! procession Crucifix |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! cross |! with |! a |! figure |! or |! image |! representing |! the |! body |! of |! Christ |! on |! it Deacon |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! member |! of |! the |! clergy |! just |! below |! a |! priest Diocese |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! geographical |! grouping |! of |! parishes |! under |! the |! jurisdiction |! of |! a |! bishop Elegy |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! long, |! mournful |! song |! or |! poem Epitaph |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔an |! inscription |! on |! a |! grave |! marker, |! headstone