CREMATION PRACTICE TEST-PIMS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
_________cubic feet of air per minute is the requisite amount of air needed during the
cremation process . - ANSWER-600
Which of the following is NOT included in the alkaline hydrolysis process in order to
reduce a dead human body to essential elements ? - ANSWER-amalgam
T\F: The liquid residue from alkaline hydrolysis is considered waste water - ANSWER-
True
With regard to non organic waste recycling , all of the following are PRE - cremation
items that should be removed , sanitized , and possibly returned to the manufacturer
except - ANSWER-breast augmentation implants
Match the following steps of the resomation process : - ANSWER--Body autolocked into
the device: LOAD
-Body is weighted and system calculates mixture of alkali and water: PREPARATION
-Correct mix is added : FILL
-Bring chamber to approximately 300 degrees F - 350 degrees F by passing steam
through coil: HEAT UP AND CYCLE
T/F: CANA encourages the disclosure on cremation authorization forms and/or death
certificates which technology was used in the process. - ANSWER-True
T/F: During the cremation process, gases created in the secondary or afterburing
chamber in the cremation unit are then reburned in the primary chamber of the unit. -
ANSWER-False
____________is an element of cremator
design by providing a series of baffles in the chamber through which cause gas to
change direction and/or velocity - ANSWER-Turbulence
Put the following tasks related to cremation in the correct order of sequence (note:
looking at your screen from left to right, place the order beginning with the first task,
second, third, etc. so that the last task would be on the far right as you look at your
screen): - ANSWER-1. Preheat secondary chamber
2. Ignite primary burner
