Free Funeral Director Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1Which ownership arrangement is required for an Indiana branch location?

   1. A. It must be jointly owned by every funeral home in the county.
   2. B. It must be owned or leased solely by a person who owns and operates a licensed funeral home in the same or an adjoining county.
   3. C. It must be owned by a cemetery that contracts with a funeral home.
   4. D. It may be independently owned if a funeral director manages it.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The statutory definition requires a structure "owned or leased by a person, not in conjunction with any other person, who owns and operates a licensed funeral home in the same or adjoining county." Therefore, sole ownership or leasing tied to a qualifying funeral home is required.

   Reference: Creator: PrintServer210 — IC 25-15-2-3.5(1)

2. 2A regularly licensed Indiana funeral director is preparing to renew after a full two-year licensing period. What minimum total continuing-education credit does Indiana's rule require?

   1. A. No hours during the two-year period
   2. B. Four hours during the two-year period
   3. C. Five hours during the two-year period
   4. D. Ten hours during the two-year period

   Answer: D

   Explanation: 832 IAC 4-1-1(a) requires "a minimum of ten (10) hours of instruction in each two (2) year period" for funeral directors and embalmers. Four hours is a subject-area component; five hours and zero hours can apply in other new-license circumstances, but neither replaces the ordinary ten-hour total.

   Reference: Indiana Administrative Code 2026, 832 IAC 4 — 832 IAC 4-1-1(a)

3. 3A funeral director licensed outside Indiana applies for an Indiana courtesy card. Which relationship between the licensing state and Indiana meets the geographic and reciprocity conditions?

   1. A. A bordering state that issues comparable cards to Indiana directors
   2. B. A bordering state that declines comparable cards to Indiana directors
   3. C. A nonbordering state that issues comparable cards to Indiana directors
   4. D. A nonbordering state that declines comparable cards to Indiana directors

   Answer: A

   Explanation: IC 25-15-10-3 requires that "The individual is licensed as a funeral director in a state that borders Indiana" and that "The bordering state issues courtesy cards or similar permits to funeral directors licensed in Indiana." The other pairings each omit at least one required condition. The applicant must also meet the chapter's application, certification, review and fee conditions.

   Reference: Indiana Code 2026, Article 25-15 — IC 25-15-10-3(1)-(2)

4. 4An Indiana licensing entity fails to send a funeral director the required advance license-expiration notice. After the director finally receives notice, what is the latest statutory window for renewal without a failure-to-renew sanction?

   1. A. Thirty days after receiving the notice
   2. B. Forty-five days after receiving the notice
   3. C. Ninety days after receiving the notice
   4. D. One hundred eighty days after receiving the notice

   Answer: B

   Explanation: IC 25-1-2-6(c) states that where the entity did not send the advance notice, the licensee is not subject to a failure-to-renew sanction if the license "is renewed within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of the notice." The question asks for the latest statutory window; thirty days falls inside it, while ninety and one hundred eighty exceed it.

   Reference: Indiana Code 2026, Article 25-1 — IC 25-1-2-6(c)

5. 5Assume each applicant files and pays the required Indiana application fee. Which applicant fits the military-family provisional-license route if the other statutory conditions are met?

   1. A. Spouse of a service member assigned to Indiana, with a current out-of-state license
   2. B. Spouse of a service member assigned outside Indiana, with a current out-of-state license
   3. C. Spouse of a service member assigned to Indiana, with a revoked out-of-state license
   4. D. Spouse of a service member assigned to Indiana, with no prior out-of-state license

   Answer: A

   Explanation: IC 25-1-17-8(a) requires the applicant to be "the spouse or dependent of a member of the military service assigned to Indiana" and to verify current other-state licensure and good standing. B lacks the Indiana assignment, C lacks license standing, and D lacks current other-state licensure. Other statutory screening conditions are assumed satisfied in the stem.

   Reference: Indiana Code 2026, Article 25-1 — IC 25-1-17-8(a)(1)-(4)

6. 6An individual is creating an Indiana funeral trust under IC 30-2-10. Which person or entity must the instrument name as its sole beneficiary to satisfy the chapter's validity rule?

   1. A. A funeral home licensed under IC 25-15
   2. B. An individual licensed funeral director
   3. C. A qualified Indiana trust institution
   4. D. The settlor's probate estate or heirs

   Answer: A

   Explanation: IC 30-2-10-3(4) requires that the trust "names a funeral home, licensed under IC 25-15, as sole beneficiary;" An Indiana financial institution is the required trustee under a separate clause; a director individually or the estate does not satisfy the beneficiary clause.

   Reference: Indiana Code 2026, IC 30-2-10 — IC 30-2-10-3(3)-(5)

7. 7A mortuary-science school does not meet the ordinary approval criteria in 832 IAC 3-1-1(a). What finding permits the Indiana board to approve the school under subsection (b)?

   1. A. Its substantial compliance with ABFSE accreditation criteria
   2. B. Its use of a twenty-one-month mortuary-science program
   3. C. Its award of thirty college-level semester credit hours
   4. D. Its provision of four quarters of mortuary-science study

   Answer: A

   Explanation: 832 IAC 3-1-1(b) says a school not meeting subsection (a) "may be approved by the board upon a finding by the board that the institution substantially complies with the criteria for accreditation established by the American Board of Funeral Service Education." The other educational durations or credit amounts describe applicant coursework, not this exceptional school-approval finding.

   Reference: Indiana Administrative Code 2026, 832 IAC 3 — 832 IAC 3-1-1(b)

8. 8A funeral director is assembling the ten hours of continuing education for an ordinary two-year Indiana period. What is the minimum specified number of those hours that must address the listed preneed, funeral-practice, cremation, or cemetery subjects?

   1. A. Zero hours in the listed subjects
   2. B. Four hours in the listed subjects
   3. C. Five hours in the listed subjects
   4. D. Ten hours in the listed subjects

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 832 IAC 4-1-1(d) says "at least four (4) hours must be in one (1) or more" of the listed subjects. The question asks for the minimum specified subject component: zero is insufficient, while five or ten hours can satisfy the rule but exceed its minimum.

   Reference: Indiana Administrative Code 2026, 832 IAC 4 — 832 IAC 4-1-1(d)

9. 9An Indiana funeral home is sold, affecting preneed contracts that name its licensees as beneficiaries. Who must give the affected purchasers written notice of the transaction?

   1. A. The seller of the funeral home
   2. B. The buyer of the funeral home
   3. C. The trustee holding contract funds
   4. D. The board regulating the home

   Answer: A

   Explanation: 832 IAC 6-1-1 provides that "the seller is responsible to notify the purchasers of all such preneed contracts affected by the sale." The notice must be in writing and sent by an allowed method. The buyer, trustee and board have other roles but are not assigned this seller notice duty.

   Reference: Indiana Administrative Code 2026, 832 IAC 6 — 832 IAC 6-1-1

10. 10An Indiana funeral-director applicant has a conviction classified as a conviction of concern. What licensing decision remains legally possible under 832 IAC 9-1-2?

    1. A. The board may grant the requested license after applying the statutory criteria
    2. B. The board is required to limit any license to probationary status
    3. C. The board must require a prelicensure petition before considering the license
    4. D. The board must deny every license request involving a listed conviction

    Answer: A

    Explanation: 832 IAC 9-1-2 states, "An applicant for licensure who has a conviction of concern may still be granted a license based on the criteria stated in IC 25-1-1.1-6(h)." Probation is a possible separate power, not the sole outcome; the rule does not make a petition mandatory or a listed conviction an automatic denial.

    Reference: Indiana Administrative Code 2026, 832 IAC 9 — 832 IAC 9-1-2