Free Nebraska Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Nebraska Jurisprudence Examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1A funeral director and embalmer is serving a client located in Nebraska. When does 172 NAC 67 generally require a Nebraska license?

   1. A. Only when embalming occurs in Nebraska
   2. B. Whenever the person serves a client located in Nebraska, unless an exemption applies
   3. C. Only when the funeral establishment is incorporated in Nebraska
   4. D. Whenever the deceased was a Nebraska resident

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The scope rule states, "Persons providing funeral directing and embalming services to clients located in Nebraska must be licensed as a funeral director and embalmer in Nebraska unless they are exempt under the Act." The client's location, not the place of incorporation or the decedent's residence, controls.

   Reference: Title 172, Chapter 67 : Funeral Directors and Embalmers (2020) — 172 NAC 67-001

2. 2A Nebraska funeral establishment's immediate manager dies. Within what period must the establishment apply for a new immediate manager?

   1. A. Within 24 hours
   2. B. Within 5 days
   3. C. Within 10 days
   4. D. Within 30 days

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The establishment rule requires an application "must be submitted to the Department within 5 days following notification of termination or death of the manager."

   Reference: Title 172, Chapter 68 : Funeral Establishments and Branch Establishments (2020) — 172 NAC 68-004.01(A)

3. 3A company applies for an initial Nebraska crematory license. Which documentation addresses the crematory operator's training requirement?

   1. A. A certificate of training from the chamber manufacturer or the named cremation association
   2. B. A certificate showing completion of the state vital-statistics examination
   3. C. A certificate showing the operator attended a mortuary-science apprenticeship
   4. D. A certificate from the funeral establishment's immediate manager

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "A certificate confirming the crematory operator has attended a training course provided by the Cremation Association of North American or by the manufacturer of the cremation chamber maintained and operated by the crematory." The applicant must document this operator-specific crematory training; other funeral credentials or managerial attestations do not meet the stated course requirement.

   Reference: 172 NAC Chapter 69 — Crematories — 003.01

4. 4By when must a Nebraska preneed seller deposit covered proceeds with a trustee?

   1. A. Within 10 days
   2. B. Within 30 days
   3. C. Within 60 days
   4. D. Within 90 days

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The Burial Pre-Need Sale Act requires covered proceeds to be deposited with a trustee "within sixty days after receipt."

   Reference: Burial Preneed Sale Act — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 12-1103

5. 5A person knowingly digs up and carries away buried human skeletal remains without any statutory exception applying. How does Nebraska classify that conduct under § 28-1301?

   1. A. Unlicensed practice of funeral directing and embalming
   2. B. Sale of a human part for valuable consideration
   3. C. Removing, abandoning, or concealing human skeletal remains
   4. D. Prohibited remuneration for securing funeral business

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "Knowingly digs up, disinters, removes, or carries away from its place of deposit or burial any such remains or goods" The knowing removal establishes the skeletal-remains offense when no statutory exception applies; the other violations concern different conduct.

   Reference: Nebraska Funeral Directing and Embalming Statutes — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1301(2)(a)

6. 6Who may create binding written directions for the disposition of that person's own remains under Nebraska law?

   1. A. A person eighteen or older who is of sound mind
   2. B. Any person sixteen or older without further qualification
   3. C. Only a person with a probated will
   4. D. Only a licensed funeral director acting as agent

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The statute permits "a person who is eighteen years of age or older and of sound mind" to direct the location, manner, and conditions of disposition by an authorized instrument.

   Reference: Nebraska Legislature — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2223(1)

7. 7How does Nebraska credential the combined practice of funeral directing and embalming?

   1. A. With one license covering both practices
   2. B. With separate annual permits for each case
   3. C. With a funeral-director license plus a county embalming permit
   4. D. With two independent state licenses

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 38-1414 directs that "The department shall issue a single license to practice funeral directing and embalming."

   Reference: Funeral Practice Act — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1414(1)

8. 8Before cremating human remains in Nebraska, which three records must the crematory have received?

   1. A. A cremation authorization form, a permit for transit or cremation, and a delivery receipt
   2. B. A death certificate, an embalming report, and a preneed contract
   3. C. A burial permit, a casket invoice, and a medical release
   4. D. A disposition affidavit, a cemetery deed, and an autopsy report

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The Act states, "A crematory authority shall not cremate human remains until it has received" the authorization form, the permit for transit or cremation, and the delivery receipt.

   Reference: Funeral Directing Statutes — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1377(1)

9. 9An apprentice changes supervisors while completing the Nebraska apprenticeship. By when must the apprentice notify the Department of the change?

   1. A. Within 5 days
   2. B. Within 10 days
   3. C. Within 30 days
   4. D. Within 60 days

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The rule requires notification "within 30 days following the change." The regulation governs a changed or added supervisor. The apprentice may not practice without an approved supervisor.

   Reference: Title 172, Chapter 67 : Funeral Directors and Embalmers (2020) — 172 NAC 67-004.04

10. 10A Nebraska establishment adds a preparation room. What must occur within 30 days before the anticipated use of that room?

    1. A. A successful Department inspection rating
    2. B. Approval by the county attorney
    3. C. A zoning variance from the State Anatomical Board
    4. D. A new individual practitioner examination

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The rule requires notification and "Have received a successful inspection rating within 30 days of the anticipated change in services." The approval is an establishment inspection, not an individual examination.

    Reference: Title 172, Chapter 68 : Funeral Establishments and Branch Establishments (2020) — 172 NAC 68-004.04