Deck 11: The Business of Dying

Question 1

__________________ is a generic term that refers to both processes of prearranging and prefunding.

A)Preinsure
B)Prefinance
C)Preneed
D)Preorganize

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of these statements regarding funeral practices in the United States is true ?

A)Embalming is required by law in most situations.
B)The casket represents approximately 60 percent of all funeral expenses.
C)Approximately one‑fourth of the money paid to the funeral director, in a typical funeral, is disbursed to others (minister, flowers, etc.).
D)The median cost of a funeral does take into account cemetery, monument or marker costs, crematory fees, and flowers and obituaries.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

To sit for the national board licensing exam in most states, a person is required to have which of the following?

A)A bachelor's degree in mortuary science
B)A master's degree in mortuary science
C)A high school diploma, an associate degree in funeral service education, and an internship
D)A high school diploma

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The cemetery that stimulated the spread of other cemeteries all over the country was __________.

A)Forest Lawn Cemetery
B)Mount Auburn Cemetery
C)Sunny Hill Cemetery
D)Park Cemetery

Question 5

Which of these statements concerning death-related behavior of Americans during the Victorian era is false ?

A)Grievers were encouraged to express their emotions in response to the death of a loved one.
B)A more elaborate funeral ritual involving "therapeutic self-indulgence" was encouraged.
C)Mourning clothes were worn as one method for extending the period of lamentation.
D)Grievers were not encouraged to express their emotions in response to the death of a loved one.

Question 6

Which of the following is not an alternative to the traditional funeral?

A)Immediate disposition of the body of the deceased
B)Body given to medical institution for anatomical study and research
C)Earth burial
D)Cremation

Question 7

The Puritans encouraged each other to _____________ death.

A)look forward to
B)think about
C)be anxious about
D)fear

Question 8

How did the middle class in the late 19th century achieve "death with order"?

A)By making sure that the death of loved ones occurred in full view of the family.
B)The middle class felt that they could not achieve "death with order."
C)By creating separate sphere ideology: men's work away from the home, women's work from men's, specialists (medical, clerical, etc.).
D)By preparing funeral arrangements far in advance.

Question 9

Which of the following was not employed by cemetery superintendents to eliminate the suggestion of death in the cemetery?

A)Banning lot enclosures
B)Encouraging above-ground monuments
C)Banning grave mounds
D)Encouraging shorter inscriptions on monuments

Question 10

A song or poem expressing sorrow, especially for one who is dead is a(n) __________.

A)elegy
B)obituary
C)epitaph
D)ballad

Question 11

Which of these statements regarding immediate disposition of the body and memorial services in the United States is false ?

A)In most cases, there is an immediate disposition of the body and embalming is not involved.
B)The body will not be present at a memorial service.
C)Memorial services are not religious in nature.
D)Memorial trees are often planted in lieu of a headstone.

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning death-related behavior of the Puritans is false ?

A)Puritans felt an awareness of death could improve the quality of life.
B)Puritans encouraged each other to fear death.
C)It was customary for Puritans to embalm the body before the burial.
D)Puritans felt that death was a living part of the American experience.

Question 13

Which of these statements concerning the practice of embalming and preparation of the body for burial is true ?

A)Embalming became popular as a result of the World War I practice of embalming the bodies of soldiers before shipping them home from European battlefields.
B)The germ theory of disease had little impact on the popularity of the practice of embalming the body after death.
C)In the 1920s, it was the goal of many funeral directors to make the corpse look as though it were alive.
D)It was not until the 1950s that licensing agencies began to regulate other aspects of the funeral and the operation of funeral homes.

Question 14

. Which of these statements concerning the National Funeral Directors Association is true ?

A)The association was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
B)The first official journal produced by the association was funded by the Stein Casket Manufacturing Company.
C)The first official journal produced by the association was titled The Director .
D)The National Funeral Directors Association was founded in 1992 in New York, New York.

Question 15

Which of these statements regarding funeral licensing in the United States is true ?

A)All states license embalmers.
B)All states license funeral directors.
C)All states license funeral homes.
D)Twenty percent of all licensed funeral directors are women.

Question 16

The role of the funeral director was described by Rabbi Earl Grollman as ____________________________?

A)caregiver
B)gatekeeper
C)caretaker
D)caretaker, caregiver, and gatekeeper

Question 17

Which of these statements regarding the itemization of funeral costs is true ?

A)In 1984, the Federal Trade Commission mandated that all U.S. funeral homes itemize their fees.
B)With itemization of funeral costs, it is possible to make accurate comparisons of price and quality over the phone
C)The FTC rule regarding itemization of funeral expenses uniformly resulted in decreasing funeral expenses to families in the United States.
D)In 2019, the U.S. national median cost of a funeral with viewing and burial was $7,000.

Question 18

Which of these statements regarding the practice of embalming the dead body is true ?

A)After embalming, the skin retains its normal color.
B)A body must be embalmed if the person died of cancer.
C)A body must be embalmed if it is shipped by plane to another state.
D)The body will not decompose if it is embalmed.

Question 19

Which of these statements regarding cremation practices in the United States is false ?

A)Cremation is less expensive than earth burial because one saves the expense of a cemetery lot and the funeral service.
B)Approximately one-half of funerals in the United States involve cremation.
C)When a body is cremated, the remains do not look like ashes that can be found in a fireplace.
D)Cremation involves burning the body, removing the bone-fragment remains, grinding them into pulverized fragments, placing them in an urn or some other receptacle, burying or scattering them in a suitable place, or placing them in various ways.

Question 20

A new trend in funeral service is to provide extensive aftercare services and products for widows and widowers. Which of the following is not one of the services provided?

A)Bereavement support groups
B)Video tributes
C)Tree-planting ceremonies
D)Meal delivery options

Question 21

Describe how the process of funeral planning can assist in coping with grief and facilitate the bereavement process.

Question 22

Describe and compare each of the following processes: burial, cremation, and entombment.

Question 23

Describe and explain the reforms that have taken place over the years in the construction and maintenance of the cemetery.

Question 24

How many national cemeteries have been established by the federal government to honor individuals who have given their lives in the military service of their country?

A)51
B)101
C)131
D)201

Question 25

How many types of cemeteries are found in the United States?

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 26

Why are aftercare and Internet funeral websites emerging trends in funeral service?

Question 27

What are the influences of the following occupations on the "Dying of Death": life insurance agents, cemetery superintendents, and funeral directors?

Question 28

Footnotes chiseled on tombstones are known as ______________.

A)a dedication
B)a memento mori
C)an inscription
D)an epitaph

Question 29

Which of the following statements is true regarding the changing American cemetery?

A)For the Puritan, it was important to remember death.
B)The earliest burials by pioneers were in unorganized, isolated places.
C)For low socioeconomic families, death with order was important.
D)Mount Auburn Cemetery emphasized aesthetic efficiency and the absence of death.

Question 30

What is the difference between preneed, prefunding, and prearranging funerals? What are the advantages and disadvantages of preneed funeral arrangements?

Question 31

Today, in the United States, many funeral homes provide consumers with the following information except _______________________ via the Internet?

A)obituaries
B)funerals
C)clothes for the deceased to wear
D)casket

Question 32

Discuss the psychological, sociological, and theological‑philosophical aspects of the funeral process. How do each of these aspects facilitate the resolution of grief?

Question 33

What would be your choice of final disposition of your body? Why would you choose this method, and what effects might this choice have on your survivors (if any)?

Question 34

Describe and discuss the Puritan view of death. Describe the procedures and atmosphere surrounding the typical Puritan funeral.

Question 35

Describe the changes that have taken place with regard to the role of the family in planning funerals.