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Alternative Container A) A decorated metal box used for cremation B) A sealed vault for preserving remains C) An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials ✔✔ ✅ Correct Answer: C Artificial Grass A) Natural grass specially cultivated for gravesites B) Imitation grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave ✔✔ C) A moss-like material used to line caskets ✅ Correct Answer: B Base A) A concrete foundation under a casket B) A special corner stone used in plot marking C) The lower or supporting part of the monument. In some monuments, there may be a first, around the grave ✔✔ ✅ Correct Answer: C Bevel Top Marker A) A completely flat ground-level marker B) A small headstone, set above ground, with a slightly slanting top ✔✔
C) A vaulted headstone set into a mausoleum ✅ Correct Answer: B Block A) A small section containing 1–2 graves B) A subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots ✔✔ C) A row of caskets in a mausoleum ✅ Correct Answer: B Burial Vault A) Outer enclosure for caskets placed in the grave; originally intended to prevent grave robbery ✔✔ B) A sealed chamber in a mausoleum C) A display container used during services ✅ Correct Answer: A Canopy (Cemetery Tent) A) A decorative awning for chapel services B) A portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during the committal ✔✔ C) A permanent roof used in outdoor memorial gardens ✅ Correct Answer: B Catacombs A) Mausoleums located above ground B) Originated in ancient Rome as excavated cemeteries cut out of soft rock for the tomb of wealthy Christians; later became a place for religious rites to avoid persecution ✔✔ C) Underground tunnels used for embalming rituals ✅ Correct Answer: B
Crematory (Crematorium) - ANSWER✔✔a furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies; a building that houses a retort Crypt - ANSWER✔✔a chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased person Die (Tablet) - ANSWER✔✔main part of a monument, the upright portion above the base where the inscription is located Entombment - ANSWER✔✔the placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum Epitaph - ANSWER✔✔an inscription placed on a monument to commemorate the deeds or qualities of the departed Flush Marker - ANSWER✔✔a small headstone which is set with its top even with the surrounding terrain Grave - ANSWER✔✔an excavation in the earth as a place for interment Graveside Service - ANSWER✔✔a ceremony or ritual, religious, or otherwise, conducted at the grave Grave Straps - ANSWER✔✔webbing or similar material used for lowering the casket into the grave Horizontal Tablet - ANSWER✔✔a type of cemetery monument in which the die is wider than it is tall
Inter (Inhume) - ANSWER✔✔to bury in the ground Interment (Burial, Inhumement/ Inhumation - ANSWER✔✔the act of placing the dead human body in the ground Inurnment - ANSWER✔✔the act of placing cremated remains in an urn. (CANA definition) act of placing cremated remains in a niche or grave Lawncrypt - ANSWER✔✔grave space where two or more persons may be buried in grave liners, which have been stacked one on top of the other with the first person who dies being buried in the deepest grave liner, with subsequent burials on top Lot - ANSWER✔✔a subdivision of a cemetery which consists of several graves or interment spaces Lowering Device - ANSWER✔✔a mechanical device used to lower a casket into the ground Marker - ANSWER✔✔a small headstone, usually of one piece, used to identify individual graves Mausoleum - ANSWER✔✔an above ground structure or building containing crypts or vaults for entombment of caskets; which may also include niches for cremated remains
Niche - ANSWER✔✔a recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains. The aesthetic covering for the foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket Ossuary - ANSWER✔✔receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains Perpetual Care - ANSWER✔✔an arrangement made by the cemetery whereby funds are set aside, the income from which is used to maintain the cemetery indefinitely Pouch - ANSWER✔✔a leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death Receiving Vault - ANSWER✔✔a structure so designed for the temporary storage of bodies which are not to be immediately interrted Retort - ANSWER✔✔the burning chamber in the crematory Scattering Garden - ANSWER✔✔a section in a cemetery set aside for the scattering of cremated human remains Section - ANSWER✔✔a subdivision of a cemetery containing several blocks Sexton - ANSWER✔✔one who is in charge of the cemetery; the caretaker of a church. Historically, the church caretaker who had responsibility for church property, ringing of bells and digging of grave in the churchyard cemetery. During
the Middle Ages most funeral practices were under the direction of the church officials Slant Marker - ANSWER✔✔a cemetery marker that has face that has an angle greater than 45 degrees but less than 90 degrees in relationship to the terrain Tomb - ANSWER✔✔a general term designating those places suitable for the reception of a dead human body Undeveloped - ANSWER✔✔real estate property that is part of the cemetery but is not presently suitable for interment, entombment, or inurnment Urn - ANSWER✔✔a container for cremated remains; a vase with a foot or pedestal Vertical Tablet - ANSWER✔✔a type of cemetery monument in which the die is taller that it is wide A suitable container for cremation would be a (an): A.) alternative container B.) combination case C.) zieglar case D.) combination unit - ANSWER✔✔A.) Alternative Container Prior to cremation, consent for removing this item must be obtained: A.) pacemaker B.) tracheostomy tube C.) hearing aid D.) colostomy bag - ANSWER✔✔A.) Pacemaker If a family supplies an urn that was purchased at a different location, the funeral director can legally: A.) refuse the urn B.) charge a handling fee C.) only use a
It is appropriate for the funeral director to leave the cemetery: A.) once the graveside services have begun B.) after the clergy gives the benediction C.) after the casket is lowered D.) after the family leaves - ANSWER✔✔C.) After the Casket is lowered
