Restudy Mortuary NBE - Intro to FD+C & Sociology Flashcards
The Orthodox Jewish burial shroud is ___.
tachrichim
Which of these religions has a specific service of encasketing as part of the funeral rite?
Buddhist
The leader of a local Islamic congregation is called:
Imam
The yearly anniversary of a person’s death is observed with prayers in the Orthodox Jewish tradition. This is called ___.
yahrzeit
A yarmulke is also known as ___.
Kippah
The term for the eulogy at a Jewish funeral is ___.
Hesped
Which religion requires special Temple Clothing to be worn by the deceased for burial?
Mormon
The term for an the sacred cleansing and preparation of the body for an Muslim is:
al Ghusl
The partition that extends across the front of a Greek Orthodox church, separating the solea from the sanctuary. This partition has icons attached to it.
Iconostasis
The portion of a liturgical Christian church where the altar is located is called the:
Chancel
A piece of cloth affixed to a person’s clothing at an Orthodox Jewish funeral. This cloth will be torn as a sign of sadness to lose a friendship. This cloth is called ___.
Kriah
The term mausoleum is derived from:
ancient King Mausolus who advocated building burial
Which religion includes the “last kiss” as part of the funeral rite?
Greek Orthodox
The person who acts as the clergy for a local Mormon Church is called
Bishop of the Ward
A gathering to honor a deceased person when the body is not present, except maybe as cremated remains, with a religious portion in the service is called:
Memorial SERVICE
The entryway to a liturgical church, it is often the place where a pall may be placed on the casket is:
Narthex
The word “ecclesiastic” means:
Involving Clergy
Which of these is a THIRTY day mourning period ?
sholoshim
The vigil held according to the Eastern Orthodox faith is called ____.
parastas
The term for an Islamic funeral is:
Janazah
A traditional Jewish casket which contains no metal or animal glues is referred to as
Aron
Which religion uses the Book of Dates as the guide to the proper timing of encasketing, funeral and burial?
Buddhist
Jewish mourners, depending on their degree of relationship to the deceased, repeat a prayer DAILY for THIRTY days and/or at every service for ELEVAN months. That prayer is:
Kaddish
The ceremonial washing and preparation for burial performed by the Chevra Kadisha is called ___.
taharah
Clergy of liturgical Christian religions are properly referred to as:
Priests
A Buddhist priest is called:
Bonze
The actual procession during an Orthodox Jewish funeral is called the ___.
Levayah
Prayer shawl?
tallith
Jehovah’s Witnesses hold religious services at:
Kingdom Hall
The entryway to a liturgical church, it is often the place where a pall may be placed on the casket is:
Narthex
The English word “mosque” denotes a Muslim house of worship.
masjid
The burial garment in which Muslims are enshrouded is called:
Kafan
:
Cardinals
A service in honor of a deceased person without the body present and with NO RELIGIOUS portion is properly called:
MEMORIAL GATHERING
The currently accepted way to spell the Holy Text of Islam is:
Qur’an
What was primarily responsible for the formation of “Prayer Guilds” in the Middle Ages?
The Catholic doctrine of purgatory
The _______ makes one person licensed to practice funeral service responsible to a family to try to meet all of their needs.
whole man - total funeral concept
Which artery did Holmes use to embalm:
Femoral
Who devised a technique for arterial embalming while searching for a means of inhibiting putrefaction, but did not divulge his media nor operative details.
Frederick Ruysch
A.C. Barstow of Providence, Rhode Island in 1859 obtained a patent on a(n) design based on a simple system of overlapping ribs:
Ogee
The Catholic service can be called a Mass of Christian Burial or a _______.
FUNERAL Mass
German and Scandinavian final disposition were based on:
freeing the spirit of the dead
protection from the dead
In 1909, at least two companies were producing motorized vehicles for funeral services with the emphasis on:
smooth glide to the cemetery
Speed
If the family is Catholic the funeral director will contact a _______ to perform the services.
Priest
The place of burial was so important to the Hebrew family because
family members buried together remained in Sheol together
Who discovered the circulation of blood?
William Harvey
Which of the following was not an ingredient of early embalming fluid:
formaldehyde
The netherworld of the Hebrews was called:
Sheol
The History of Embalming was originally written in:
French
This was placed on the tongue and used to pay the Charon for passage over the river Styx to the Elysian Plain in the Ancient Greek custom:
Obol
Which of the following is a major decision a society must make regarding its dead:
whether or not the corpse should be preserved
In Egyptian history, the “City of the Dead”
Necropolis
The slaves or employees of the ROMAN head undertaker were called the:
Pollinctores
The use of an “effigy” became popularized during:
Sculpture or model of person
Middle-Ages
The goddess of corpses and funerals:
ROMAN
Libitina
Which of the following is not a secondary function served by the wake of the Middle-Ages:
place for the minister to give a fire and brimstone speech
Unlike his English cousin, the Colonial sexton:
Charged for fee Rendered
devoid of religious connotation
Humanistic funeral
Adaptive funeral rite
contemporary funeral rite
A rite which deviates from the norm
Non-traditional funeral rite
Those rites which follow prescribed ritual
Traditional funeral rite
completely devoid of any form of funeral rite
Immediate disposition
moving and living in an area different from or other than the place of birth
NeoLocalism
specific act or function dealing with death
Rite
funeral rite identifiable with a pre-literate society
Primitive Funeral Rite
specified methods of procedure
Rules
disposition of human remains devoid of any funeral rite at the time of disposition
Immediate disposition
the method by which social values are learned
Enculturation
abstract patterns of and for living and dying
Culture
dictates what one must not do
Taboos
social values dictated by tradition
Customs Patterns
must behavior of the basic and important ideas and acts of a people
Mores
increased concentrated population
Urbanization
loss of individual identity
Anonymity
Mobility
relocation
loss of craftsmanship
Industrialization
strict departmental standards with little or no variation of the standards
BUREAUcratization
must behavior enforced by government
Laws
an action with symbolic content
Ritual
standard of behavior non-compulsive
Folkway
standard of behavior based on sacred beliefs
Religion
an action with no symbolic content
Ceremony
patterns identifiable in all cultures
Cultural Universal
Temple clothing for a Mormon is:
white with a green apron
A symbolic cloth covering placed over a casket is called a:
Pall
The removal of a Greek Orthodox:
No restrictions
Joseph Smith
Latter-Day Saints
Does NOT allow cremation
Orthodox Jewish
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Scientist
Allows cremation
Roman Catholic
Martin Luther
Lutheran
Sprig of evergreen
Masons
On a closed casket the blue field on the flag is:
At the head
Seven day mourning period
Shiva
a white linen shroud
Tachrichim
Holy Burial Society
Chevra Kadisha
ceremony of washing
Taharah
Anniversary of death
Yahrzeit
Kever
Grave
Morman
Bishop
Christian Scientist
Reader
Lutheran
Pastor
Catholic
Priest
A cantor might participate in a funeral of this religion.
Roman Catholic
Greek Orthodox
In the Roman Catholic faith the head of a diocese is called:
Bishop
The officiant for a Christian Science service is called:
Practitioner or Reverend
To cover the closed half of a casket, the American flag should have how many folds:
3
A burial transit permit is Not needed for
Catholic Burial Mass
Funeral Services for a Latter Day Saint are never held at:
The temple
A synonym for vestibule is:
narthex
short service in funeral home prior to church service
Trisagion
a partition behind which the altar is located
Iconostasis
location of casket
Solea
A nickname for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is
Mormons
A type of complicated grief which is prolonged and is excessive in duration is
chronic grief
The event that leads to experiencing the emotion of grief:
bereavement
Which of the following would lead a liturgical Protestant funeral procession?
crucifer
The receptacle in which incense is burned, in the Roman Catholic faith.
Thurible
What is the rubric of the Episcopal Church?
Book of Common Prayer
A joint/extended family is usually
conservative
When used, the Mogen David is placed:
at the top part of the foot panel
A cemetery, originally a cemetery for the victims of great battles:
polyandrium
