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FUNERAL DIRECTING 1 FINAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS, Exams of Advanced Education

Cypress CollegeAdvanced Education

This document contains California Cemetery Manager exam questions and answers with complete, verified solutions, rated A+ and suitable for 2025 exam preparation. It covers key topics required for cemetery manager licensing in California, including cemetery operations, regulatory compliance, recordkeeping requirements, burial and interment procedures, consumer protection laws, contract and trust fund management, maintenance standards, and ethical responsibilities. The questions are structured to reflect the format and difficulty of licensing examinations used for cemetery management professionals. Organized for clear study and review, this resource supports individuals preparing for cemetery manager certification and regulatory compliance exams.

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FUNERAL DIRECTING 1: FINAL EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
True or False: Every body infected with a Schedule 1 disease may be
viewed before final disposition.
✔✔ False — Only remains affected by tuberculosis, rabies, Creutzfeldt-
Jakob disease, or other encephalopathies may be viewed prior to
disposition. Other Schedule 1 diseases prohibit viewing.
What are the 9 diseases listed under Schedule 1 of the Bodies of Deceased
Regulation?
✔✔
1. Anthrax
2. Plague
3. Smallpox
4. Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis
5. Rabies
6. Yellow fever
7. Suspected, probable, or confirmed transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (e.g., classic or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
8. Viral hemorrhagic fevers
What are the 6 diseases classified under Schedule 2 of the Bodies of
Deceased Regulation?
✔✔
1. AIDS
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. HIV
5. Invasive group A streptococcal infection
6. Typhus
Which types of deaths must be reported to the Medical Examiner (ME)?
✔✔
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FUNERAL DIRECTING 1: FINAL EXAM

PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%

CORRECT RATED A+

True or False: Every body infected with a Schedule 1 disease may be viewed before final disposition. ✔✔ False — Only remains affected by tuberculosis, rabies, Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease, or other encephalopathies may be viewed prior to disposition. Other Schedule 1 diseases prohibit viewing. What are the 9 diseases listed under Schedule 1 of the Bodies of Deceased Regulation? ✔✔

  1. Anthrax
  2. Plague
  3. Smallpox
  4. Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis
  5. Rabies
  6. Yellow fever
  7. Suspected, probable, or confirmed transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (e.g., classic or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease )
  8. Viral hemorrhagic fevers What are the 6 diseases classified under Schedule 2 of the Bodies of Deceased Regulation? ✔✔
  9. AIDS
  10. Hepatitis B
  11. Hepatitis C
  12. HIV
  13. Invasive group A streptococcal infection
  14. Typhus Which types of deaths must be reported to the Medical Examiner (ME)? ✔✔

 Deaths without a known cause  Sudden or unexpected deaths  Deaths resulting from violence, accidents, or suicide  Maternal deaths related to pregnancy  Deaths involving suspected negligence  Deaths during or within 10 days of a surgical operation  Deaths under or attributed to anesthesia  Deaths caused by poisoning  Deaths where the deceased was not under a physician's care  Deaths while in police custody or involving use of force by a peace officer  Work-related deaths  Deaths involving incarcerated individuals , regardless of custody status  Deaths of minors or children When must the Medical Examiner review the Medical Certificate of Death? ✔✔  When the body is to be cremated  When the body is being transported out of the province  When the body is donated for scientific or educational purposes What information should be given to all persons driving in a funeral procession? - ANSWER✔✔- head lights on

  • four-way flashers on
  • signs in windows
  • follow as close as safety permits
  • that they can proceed through a red if safety permits A family has expressed that they wish to scatter their mothers' remains. What can you tell them to help them understand where they can scatter the cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔- national parks: water=no, land=yes
  • provincial parks: yes
  • municipal parks: some yes, some no; to obtain permission
  • cemetery: scattering gardens Which courier will transport cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔Canada Post
  • produce documents, registers, reports, or any other item requested by the investigator
  • provide anything else requested by the investigator
  • Give the inspector all reasonable assistance What are the 3 registers every business must keep according to the Funeral Services Act? - ANSWER✔✔- audited financial statements related to activities carried out
  • number of licenses issued or renewed, and number of applicants refused
  • summary of activities carried out The Funeral Service Register must contain what information: - ANSWER✔✔- name of deceased
  • date and place of death
  • date of service
  • name and address of person making arrangements
  • name of person authorizing embalming/cremation
  • date of burial and name and location of cemetery
  • name of who the body/cremated remains were released to
  • date of release When applying for your funeral directors license, what is required? - ANSWER✔✔- application
  • name of business manager employing you
  • list of locations performing business
  • proof of passing exam
  • report of a criminal record check
  • proof of education/training
  • any additional information
  • fee List the people who have the right to control final disposition in the correct order. - ANSWER✔✔- executor
  • spouse
  • adult child
  • parent
  • guardian
  • adult grandchild
  • adult sibling
  • adult nephew/niece
  • adult next of kin
  • public trustee
  • anyone with relationship not based on blood ties or affinity
  • Minister of Human Services At what point is a funeral business required to dispose of unclaimed cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔5 years from the date of cremation. Who does the Board established under the FSA consist of? - ANSWER✔✔ 3 members that represent the interest of the public, 3 members that represent the interest of the funeral service business What conditions have to be met to be considered a stillbirth? - ANSWER✔✔- weight of over 500 grams
  • at least 20 weeks gestation
  • no breathing, beating of the heart, pulsating of the umbilical cord, or movement of voluntary muscle How do you get a burial permit and what is it needed for? - ANSWER✔✔- present the Medical Certificate of Death and registration of death
  • burial, cremation, dissection, transportation, clergy What organizations can start a new cemetery? What group (in addition to those that can start a new cemetery) can purchase an existing cemetery? - ANSWER✔✔- religious auxiliary, religious denomination, municipality
  • additional that can purchase: existing cemetery company What is perpetual care and why is it important? - ANSWER✔✔The maintenance of a cemetery for perpetuity. Is important because of the nature of what cemeteries are as they need to be well kept out of respect to the deceased's and their families. What is considered an offence in a cemetery and what is the penalty for committing an offence? - ANSWER✔✔- willfully destroys, defaces, removes, mutilates or injures any property or vegetation in the cemetery; discharges a firearm in cemetery (not within a military funeral); disturbs groups assembled for services in cemetery; commits a nuisance in a cemetery.

What pieces of information are required to be recorded in the financial records of a pre-need trust fund? - ANSWER✔✔- principle

  • income
  • name of the person for whose benefit the contract was entered into T/F: It is illegal to enter into a funeral service contract if the funeral director knows or ought to know that there is no reasonable probability that the individual is able to pay the full price listed in the contract. - ANSWER✔✔True T/F: You are only legally required to have one funeral service business license even if you have multiple locations. - ANSWER✔✔False Funeral Service Business/Funeral Directors/Embalmers/Pre-Need sales license expire on what date? - ANSWER✔✔March 31st of each year. T/F: If a business is operating under a different name than its corporate name, it doesn't need to show its corporate name on any of its official documents. - ANSWER✔✔False According to the FSA-General Regulation, a funeral services contract has to include 11 specific items when referring to the financial cost of the services and/or merchandise? - ANSWER✔✔- professional service charge
  • facilities charge
  • transportation costs
  • casket cost
  • outer-receptical charge
  • cremation cost
  • cremation container cost
  • urn cost
  • amounts for taxes
  • detailed list of dispersants T/F: It is illegal to not provide a copy of the funeral services contract to the purchaser immediately after that contract has been entered into. - ANSWER✔✔True

A pre-need funeral services contract can be cancelled within how many days without a charge or penalty? - ANSWER✔✔30 days. When a funeral service business is holding money from a pre-need sales contract in trust, the money must be transferred to an authorized trustees 5 days from the ____ day cancellation period. - ANSWER✔✔ 30 T/F: To embalm a dead human body, the funeral service business must have express authorization in writing. - ANSWER✔✔False Funeral service business are required to keep 3 separate registers containing very detailed information about the following areas of the business except: - ANSWER✔✔embalming. How often must a funeral service business provide the financial records of a pre-need funeral services trust fund to the Minister. - ANSWER✔✔1 year. What must a funeral business do to display or distribute information about pre- need funeral contracts in a senior's residence or nursing home? - ANSWER✔✔They must get authorization from the management of the residence or nursing home. T/F: When a funeral director changes employers, they must provide written notice of the change of employment within 7 days of the change. - ANSWER✔✔True If you apply for a license on or after Oct 1, the fee is _____ of the original fee.

  • ANSWER✔✔half Who does a funeral director contact if the physician is not signing the Attending Physicians MCoD in a timely manner? - ANSWER✔✔Medical Examiner. How many copies of the burial permit must be attached to the container when shipping a body out of province? - ANSWER✔✔ 2

What precaution that was practiced historically has led us to today's use of a tombstone? - ANSWER✔✔Placing a large stone on the grave to prevent the deceased from coming back to life. In 2013, the cremation rate in Canada was what? - ANSWER✔✔66.1% Who is considered to be the father of modern embalming? - ANSWER✔✔Dr. Thomas Holmes Rabbi Earl Grollman described the role of the funeral director as that of which? - ANSWER✔✔Care provider The _______ in essence provides the "finished product", a concrete realization of death in an atmosphere of emotions, attitudes, and memories. - ANSWER✔✔Embalmer Following a transfer, what procedures should be followed with a body once it is in a funeral home? - ANSWER✔✔- positioned

  • creamed
  • identified
  • covered
  • personal effects listed What form of disposition is excluded by the term "interment" in the Funeral Services Act? - ANSWER✔✔Scattering cremated remains in a cemetery. In order to get a funeral business in Alberta, selling pre-need actively, what must be submitted to the AFSRB and approved? - ANSWER✔✔- application form
  • municipal approval
  • business manager name
  • copy of pre-need sales contract
  • copy of agreement with trust or insurance company
  • Business license fee of $
  • Fee of $75 without pre-need sales person or $200 with pre-need sales person You are renewing your business license and did 150 calls in your last year of business in addition to pre-arranging 20 families. You will not need a pre-need

salesperson on staff for the upcoming year. How much is the business license renewal fee? - ANSWER✔✔- $150 for renewal

  • $10 per call/contract, total of $
  • $75 for not needing a pre-need salesperson = $