NBE Study Guide Questions Flashcards
Of the following, who has the primary right to control final disposition of a body?
a. adult son
b. cousin
c. creditor
d. state
adult son
if there is no will, the property and holdings of a deceased person will be distributed according to law and an administrator/personal representative will be appointed by the
a. closest of kin
b. funeral director
c. court
d. executor
court
in legal terminology, a dead human body is considered
a. real property
b. quasi-property
c. chattel
d. partial property
quasi property
a good business technique in funeral arrangements is to
a. promise the family a meaningful service
b. allow use of various credit arrangements
c. have a written contract
d. pre-sell
have a written contract
the next of kin who delivers the personal effects of the deceased to the funeral director is properly termed a:
a. personal representative
b. bailor
c. legatee
d. testatrix
bailor
State regulation of funeral services for the health and welfare of citizens is an example of a state’s:
a. jurisdiction
b. eminent domain
c. police power
d. legislative right
police power
a dead human body:
a. is subject to replevin
b is not property in real sense
c. may be insured
d. may be held as security
is not property in a real sense
the funeral director who has physical possession of a dead human body is said to have:
a. actual custody
b. constructive custody
c. promise of custody
d. contract custody
actual custody
in a cortege, drivers who are under the control of the funeral director are legally referred to as:
a. contract drivers
b. lawful drivers
c. livery drivers
d. agent drivers
agent drivers
although a dead body is in one mortuary, the moruary which has control of the final disposition is said to have:
a. actual custody
b. constructive custody
c. promise of custody
d. contract custody
constructive custody
as a funeral director, the only people you should inform, even if asked, that the deceased has an infectious disease are appropriate members of:
a. the clergy
b. law enforcement agencies
c. your staff
d. the press
your staff
a practitioner serves a family and provides both services and merchandise. the state requires the funearl home to pay 4% of sales tax on merchandise. Prices are as follows:
services $2,000
casket $2,250
vault $1,600
total $5,850
how much sales tax does the funeral director pay the state:
a. 67.50
b. 110.88
c. 154
d. 175.50
154
Any rate of interest above the maximum rate allowable by law is:
a. fiduciary
b. usury
c. undue influence
d. duress
usury
the party who makes an offer is called the:
a. offeree
b. offered
c. offeror
d. optional
offeror
the party who is sued in a civil suit is known as the:
a. defendant
b. plaintiff
c. offeror
d. administrator
defendant
the doctrine of stare decisis is concerned with:
a. suits
b. case law
c. parole evidence
d. torts
case law
the term that is used when all the terms of a contract have been fully performed by the contracting parties is:
a. bilateral
b. executory
c. void
d. executed
executed
a business that is owned by one person is classified as a:
a. corporation
b. partnership
c. sole proprietorship
d. limited partnership
sole proprietorship
false statements made in writing for the purpose of injuring the reputation of another constitute:
a. slander
b. libel
c. implicit trespass
d. breach of ordinance
libel
personal property permanently attached to land is known as a :
a. quitclaim
b. premium
c. novation
d. fixture
fixture
which of the following terms describes a sale in which the buyer, so long as the buyer is not in default, has a right to possession before payment in full is made?
a. bill of lading
b. bill of exchange
c. billing contract
d. conditional sale
conditional sale
a contract to keep an offer open for a specified period of time supported by consideration is called a/an:
a. option
b. bailment
c. unilateral offer
d. tentative offer
option
the person appointed by a court to oversee an estate is the:
a. heir
b. attorney
c. executor
d. administrator
administrator
in law, a relationship of trust is expressed by the term:
a. marital
b. bailment
c. fiduciary
d. inter-vivos
fiduciary
