Free Embalmer/Funeral Director Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1A Connecticut licensee is asked whether helping a family choose cremation arrangements is legally part of funeral directing. Which answer is correct?

   1. A. It is only cemetery management
   2. B. It is part of funeral directing
   3. C. It is only embalming practice
   4. D. It is outside all licensed funeral activity

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 20-207 defines funeral directing to include "engaging in consultations concerning arrangements for the disposition of human remains"; the consultation is therefore within the statutory practice.

   Reference: Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors — Section 20-207(3)(G)

2. 2Which agreement is a burial contract under Connecticut insurance law?

   1. A. A deed conveying cemetery land for present ownership and use
   2. B. A written, paid promise to dispose of a living person's remains after death
   3. C. An at-need invoice documenting services already selected after a death
   4. D. A license-renewal application authorizing continued professional practice

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 38a-464 defines a burial contract as an "instrument in writing" promising, for consideration, to embalm, inter, or otherwise dispose of the remains of a person living when it is executed.

   Reference: Chapter 700b - Life Insurance, Annuities, Burial Contracts and Life Settlements — Section 38a-464

3. 3Under Connecticut estate-priority law, which claim has first priority?

   1. A. Funeral expenses
   2. B. Expenses of settling the estate
   3. C. Claims for the decedent's last sickness
   4. D. State and federal tax claims

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 45a-392 lists the first priority as "Funeral expenses," ahead of settlement expenses, last-sickness claims, and taxes.

   Reference: Chapter 802b - Decedents' Estates — Section 45a-392

4. 4By what deadline must a Connecticut acute-care hospital official notify the Department of Public Health about an unclaimed body governed by Section 19a-270?

   1. A. Within twenty-four hours
   2. B. Not later than seven days after obtaining control of the body
   3. C. After thirty days
   4. D. Only after a court order

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 19a-270 says an acute-care hospital official must act "not later than seven days after the date on which such body came into his or her possession or control."

   Reference: Chapter 368i - Anatomical Donations — Section 19a-270

5. 5A new crematory will be placed within an established cemetery. What minimum cemetery size and operating history ordinarily qualify the site?

   1. A. Five acres and one year
   2. B. Ten acres and three years
   3. C. Fifteen acres and ten years
   4. D. Twenty acres and five years

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Section 19a-320(a) specifies a cemetery "containing not less than twenty acres" and operated for at least five years, unless the alternative approved-plot route applies.

   Reference: Chapter 368k - Crematories — Section 19a-320(a)

6. 6What is the maximum Connecticut funeral-and-burial allowance under Sections 17b-84 and 17b-131?

   1. A. One thousand eight hundred dollars
   2. B. One thousand two hundred dollars
   3. C. Two thousand five hundred dollars
   4. D. Three thousand four hundred dollars

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Both current statutes set a sum "not to exceed one thousand eight hundred dollars" as the allowance.

   Reference: Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance — Sections 17b-84(a) and 17b-131(a)

7. 7A Connecticut state humane-institution support claim is asserted against an estate. Which expense has priority over that unsecured state claim?

   1. A. Qualifying funeral and burial expenses
   2. B. An unrelated unsecured retail debt
   3. C. A voluntary gift in the will
   4. D. A cemetery association's investment loss

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 17b-230 excepts "funeral and burial expenses in accordance with section 17b-84" from the state claim's priority over unsecured claims.

   Reference: Chapter 57 - Department of Administrative Services — Section 4a-11c

8. 8What amount does Connecticut pay toward qualifying funeral expenses for an eligible veteran or member with an insufficient estate?

   1. A. One hundred fifty dollars
   2. B. One thousand two hundred dollars
   3. C. One thousand eight hundred dollars
   4. D. Three thousand four hundred dollars

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 27-118(a) sets the payment at "one thousand eight hundred dollars."

   Reference: Chapter 506 - Veterans — Section 27-118(a)

9. 9Absent the statutory court finding, how close may a cemetery be established to a public water-supply reservoir?

   1. A. Within one hundred feet
   2. B. Not within one-half mile
   3. C. Not within two miles
   4. D. At any distance without restriction

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 25-41 bars a cemetery "within one-half mile of any reservoir" described by the statute unless the court makes the required findings.

   Reference: Chapter 474 - Pollution — Section 25-41

10. 10Within what time after being called to take charge of a body dead of a listed communicable disease must a funeral director report the case?

    1. A. Seventy-two hours
    2. B. Twelve hours
    3. C. Seven days
    4. D. Thirty days

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The rule begins, "Within twelve hours after being called to take charge" of the body, and requires the report to the local health director.

    Reference: Layout 1 — Section 19a-36-A36