CPC Memorial & Service Options 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a 'celebration of life' service?
- A religious funeral mass
- A personalized, often non-traditional gathering that focuses on honoring the deceased's personality and accomplishments (Correct answer)
- A graveside service with military honors
- A service required when no family is present
Correct answer: A personalized, often non-traditional gathering that focuses on honoring the deceased's personality and accomplishments
A celebration of life is a personalized gathering — often informal and non-religious — that focuses on honoring the deceased's unique life, stories, and personality rather than mourning the loss.
Question 2: Which of the following is a key advantage a preplanning consultant offers when helping a client design a personalized service?
- Guaranteeing that all service elements will remain unchanged at time of need
- Documenting the client's wishes so that family members are not burdened with decisions while grieving (Correct answer)
- Providing legally binding instructions that override a will
- Selecting the officiant on the client's behalf without further input
Correct answer: Documenting the client's wishes so that family members are not burdened with decisions while grieving
One of the greatest benefits of preplanning is that it documents wishes in advance, relieving grieving family members of difficult decision-making during an emotionally overwhelming time.
Question 3: When a client requests military funeral honors, which federal law entitles veterans to a minimum honors ceremony?
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
- Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2000 (Correct answer)
- GI Bill
- National Defense Authorization Act
Correct answer: Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2000
The Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-65) entitles eligible veterans to a minimum military funeral honors ceremony including folding and presenting the American flag and playing Taps.
Question 4: What is a 'committal service'?
- The signing of the preneed contract
- The final part of the funeral during which the body or cremated remains are placed in their final resting place (Correct answer)
- The initial meeting between a CPC and a client
- A service held 30 days after death
Correct answer: The final part of the funeral during which the body or cremated remains are placed in their final resting place
A committal service is the ceremony that accompanies the final placement of the deceased — whether burial, entombment, or scattering of ashes — at the final resting place.
Question 5: Which of the following memorial merchandise options allows cremated remains to be incorporated into a wearable item?
- Companion urn
- Memorial bench
- Cremation jewelry (Correct answer)
- Columbarium niche
Correct answer: Cremation jewelry
Cremation jewelry is specially designed to hold a small amount of cremated remains, allowing family members to keep the deceased close in a wearable form such as a pendant or ring.
Question 6: What is a 'columbarium'?
- A type of casket for aquamation
- A structure containing niches for storing urns with cremated remains (Correct answer)
- An outdoor scattering garden
- A cemetery section reserved for military veterans
Correct answer: A structure containing niches for storing urns with cremated remains
A columbarium is a structure — often found in cemeteries, funeral homes, or churches — that contains small compartments called niches designed to hold urns with cremated remains.
CPC Memorial & Service Options 2
What is a 'celebration of life' service?