Quiz 1 Flashcards
A Christian church which broke away from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation is classified as being Protestant. (T/F)
True
Who has the responsibility to assure that the deceased is transported from the crime scene correctly?
The investigating law enforcement agency
What is the best way to close a conversation after taking a first call?
Give the caller the approximate time of arrival at the place of transfer
A must-behavior which is a custom or belief about which the majority of the people have strong emotional feelings - a sacred norm
Mores
The place about the altar of the church, usually enclosing the clergy and other officials:
Chancel
The percentage of initial contacts to the funeral home are made by telephone:
98%
Norms which are not sacred but so ingrained that people conform to them automatically, out of habit
Folkways
Some of the most important duties at a crime scene removal includes:
- The safe transportation of the deceased
* The protection of evidence from a crime scene to the medical examiner’s or coroner’s office for autopsy
Stated directions regarding church practices and procedures as approved by the church:
Rubrics
When making a home removal, something that would not be of major consideration would be:
The type of the carpet in the home
Also known as eucharist centered worship:
Liturgical worship
Also known as scripture centered worship:
Non-liturgical worship
Ritual garments of the clergy:
Vestments
The entry way to the church proper is known as the:
- Narthex
* Vestibule
Historically a place of refuge, this term is used to refer to a holy or sacred place devoted to the worship of any deity;
The part of the church containing the altar:
Sanctuary
Rules about what people should or should not do, say, or think in a given situation:
Norms
One who carries the processional cross in ecclesiastical processions:
Crucifer
Defined as a funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved or one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times
Adaptive funeral rite
On a house call, the funeral director should bring in the cot upon arrival and make the removal immediately. (T/F)
False
The wings of the main part of the church which may serve as small chapels for services:
Transepts
The feeling that one’s culture is superior to others:
Ethnocentrism
Usually the first person to hear the death story, the first to observe the acute grief in the family, the first to hear the multiple feelings the family is going through and the first to offers support is the:
Funeral director
The main body of the church where seating is provided:
Nave
An altar attendant:
Acolyte
A type of funeral rite that is held devoid of any type of religious connotation:
Humanistic funeral rite
