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1. 1A Washington employee only arranges transportation, care, and final disposition of human remains and never embalms. Which individual credential is required for that work?

   1. A. Funeral director license
   2. B. Embalmer license
   3. C. Reduction facility operator license
   4. D. Certificate of removal registration

   Answer: A

   Explanation: RCW 18.39.010 defines a funeral director as a person providing "for the care, shelter, transportation, and arrangements for the disposition of human remains." Those are the duties in the scenario, so the funeral director license applies.

   Reference: Chapter 18.39 RCW — RCW 18.39.010(4)

2. 2A cemetery authority receives material produced by natural organic reduction. Under Title 68 RCW, how is that material classified for rules concerning human remains?

   1. A. As cemetery merchandise
   2. B. As endowment-care property
   3. C. As human remains
   4. D. As cemetery real property

   Answer: C

   Explanation: RCW 68.04.020 defines remains to include those "following the process of cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction." The material remains within the Title 68 human-remains category; merchandise, trust assets, and real property are different legal objects.

   Reference: Washington RCW Chapter 68.04 — RCW 68.04.020

3. 3A cemetery plans a new columbarium outside a family burial ground. Which construction classification does RCW 68.28.040 expressly require?

   1. A. Type I-A fire-resistance construction
   2. B. Type II-A fire-resistance construction
   3. C. Class A fireproof construction
   4. D. Type III-A fire-resistance construction

   Answer: C

   Explanation: RCW 68.28.040 expressly requires "class A fireproof construction" for a newly constructed columbarium. The other options are construction classifications used in Washington building rules, but are not the classification named by this mausoleum statute. The family burial ground exception in RCW 68.28.080 does not apply here.

   Reference: Washington RCW Chapter 68.28 — RCW 68.28.040

4. 4A privately operated, nonexempt Washington cemetery sells a grave. What minimum percentage of the gross sales price must it deposit in its endowment care fund?

   1. A. Five percent of the gross price
   2. B. Fifteen percent of the gross price
   3. C. Ten percent of the gross price
   4. D. Twenty percent of the gross price

   Answer: C

   Explanation: RCW 68.40.010 sets the minimum at "Ten percent of the gross sales price for each grave, niche, or crypt." The question asks for the statutory minimum, so a larger contribution does not make the 15 or 20 percent answers correct.

   Reference: Washington RCW Chapter 68.40 — RCW 68.40.010

5. 5What makes a decedent's written directions about the place or method of disposition sufficient legal authorization in Washington?

   1. A. The document is notarized after death
   2. B. The document is signed by the decedent in the presence of a witness
   3. C. Every adult child signs the document
   4. D. A funeral director approves the document

   Answer: B

   Explanation: RCW 68.50.160 makes the document sufficient when it is "signed by the decedent in the presence of a witness". The witnessed signature supplies the legal authorization.

   Reference: Rcw 68.50 — RCW 68.50.160(1)

6. 6An adult donor made an effective anatomical gift of a body part and gave no contrary instructions. After the donor dies, the spouse wants to revoke that gift. Which rule controls?

   1. A. The spouse may revoke the gift as the first surviving family member
   2. B. The spouse may amend the gift if adult children agree
   3. C. The donor's effective gift bars another person from revoking it
   4. D. The donor's gift ends when the right of disposition passes to survivors

   Answer: C

   Explanation: RCW 68.64.070(1) says that, absent an express contrary indication by the donor, "a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift" made by the donor. Funeral disposition priority does not give the spouse authority to undo this adult donor's gift.

   Reference: Washington RCW Chapter 68.64 — RCW 68.64.070(1)

7. 7A licensed Washington funeral establishment has initiated the death report where the death occurred and wants to move the remains to Idaho before obtaining a burial-transit permit. Which additional credential is required for the statutory exception?

   1. A. A burial-transit permit
   2. B. A disinterment permit
   3. C. A certificate of removal registration
   4. D. A prearrangement certificate registration

   Answer: C

   Explanation: RCW 70.58A.210 requires that the establishment "Has been issued a certificate of removal registration" and initiates the death report where the death occurred. Because the report has already been initiated, the removal registration is the additional credential.

   Reference: Chapter 70.58A RCW — RCW 70.58A.210(10)

8. 8What must a Washington reduction facility do before accepting custody of human remains?

   1. A. Verify identification attached to the container, shroud, or remains
   2. B. Assign the final disposition date
   3. C. Complete the reduction process record
   4. D. Release the metal identification device

   Answer: A

   Explanation: WAC 308-47-020 states that a reduction facility "must not take custody of unidentified human remains". It must verify attached identification before accepting custody.

   Reference: Washington Administrative Code — WAC 308-47-020(1)(a)

9. 9Before a funeral establishment enters into any Washington prearrangement funeral service contract, what must it first obtain?

   1. A. A certificate of registration from the board
   2. B. A cemetery authority permit
   3. C. A certificate of removal registration
   4. D. A separate license for every salesperson

   Answer: A

   Explanation: WAC 308-49-140 says an establishment "shall first obtain a certificate of registration from the board". The certificate must precede any Washington prearrangement contract.

   Reference: Washington Administrative Code — WAC 308-49-140(2)

10. 10The placement right for a proposed burial in an abandoned cemetery cannot be established from old cemetery documents. Which new document could establish a lawful basis for that burial under WAC 308-52A-030?

    1. A. A burial-transit permit that identifies the place of burial
    2. B. A funeral director's written statement naming the family
    3. C. A death report registered in the county of the cemetery
    4. D. A court order finding sufficient evidence of a placement right

    Answer: D

    Explanation: WAC 308-52A-030(1)(c) permits burial when "a court of competent jurisdiction finds that there is sufficient evidence of ownership, right of interment or vested right of placement and issues a court order." A transport permit or death record does not itself establish the right to use a plot.

    Reference: Washington WAC Chapter 308-52A — p. 1