Free Wisconsin State Laws Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1A Wisconsin apprentice is making at-need funeral arrangements. What level of oversight is required?

   1. A. Personal supervision by a licensed funeral director
   2. B. General supervision by a licensed funeral director
   3. C. Periodic review by the examining board
   4. D. Independent work after the first reporting period

   Answer: A

   Explanation: FD 2.03 states that making funeral arrangements may be performed by apprentices "under the personal supervision of a licensed funeral director." The apprentice therefore needs personal supervision.

   Reference: Fd 2 — Wis. Admin. Code FD 2.03(1g)(a)

2. 2Wisconsin is paying an eligible recipient's otherwise unpaid cemetery expenses. What is the maximum state contribution?

   1. A. $500
   2. B. $1,000
   3. C. $1,500
   4. D. $3,500

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 49.785 provides "The lesser of $1,000 or the cemetery expenses that are not paid" by the estate and others.

   Reference: Chapter 49 — Wis. Stat. sec. 49.785(1)(a)

3. 3A licensed Wisconsin funeral director cannot personally attend a removal. Who may act specifically as the director's agent?

   1. A. Another Wisconsin-licensed funeral director
   2. B. A member of the decedent's immediate family
   3. C. A public officer responsible for an unclaimed corpse
   4. D. A county representative arranging an indigent burial

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 69.18 permits a licensed funeral director to act "in person or through the agency of another funeral director licensed under ch. 445." The other listed persons may remove a corpse under separate authority but do not act as the director's agent.

   Reference: Chapter 69 — Wis. Stat. sec. 69.18(1)(a)1

4. 4Without written authorization, who may receive Wisconsin HIV test results specifically to prepare the test subject's body for disposition?

   1. A. A funeral director
   2. B. The state epidemiologist
   3. C. An anatomical-gift health care provider
   4. D. A blood-bank representative

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 252.15 expressly permits disclosure "To a funeral director" or another person preparing the body for burial or other disposition. The other recipients have separate statutory purposes.

   Reference: Chapter 252 — Wis. Stat. sec. 252.15(3m)(d)7

5. 5When must a driver outside a Wisconsin funeral procession yield to it at an intersection?

   1. A. Whenever the lead vehicle sounds its horn
   2. B. When procession vehicles have their headlights lighted
   3. C. Only when every vehicle uses hazard lights
   4. D. Only when a police escort blocks the road

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The right-of-way applies "when vehicles comprising such procession have their headlights lighted."

   Reference: Chapter 346 — Wis. Stat. sec. 346.20(1)

6. 6Which colors may a special flashing lamp on a Wisconsin funeral-procession vehicle display?

   1. A. Red or blue
   2. B. Green or white
   3. C. Amber or purple
   4. D. Blue or purple

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 347.25 permits "a flashing amber or purple light" for funeral-procession vehicles.

   Reference: Chapter 347 — Wis. Stat. sec. 347.25(3)

7. 7Which transaction between a Wisconsin life insurer and funeral director is prohibited by section 630.15?

   1. A. A direct investment in the funeral director's business
   2. B. A loan secured by a first mortgage on real estate
   3. C. A policy loan made under an insurance contract
   4. D. A mortgage-secured loan to a funeral-director association

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 630.15 states, "No life insurer may invest directly in" a funeral director, cemetery, or their association. It separately preserves mortgage-secured and policy-loan exceptions.

   Reference: Chapter 630 — Wis. Stat. sec. 630.15

8. 8A funeral-home employee intentionally damages a client's physical property without consent. What is the baseline Wisconsin classification under section 943.01?

   1. A. Class A misdemeanor
   2. B. Civil forfeiture only
   3. C. Class B misdemeanor
   4. D. Class I felony

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The baseline rule states that the actor "is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor."

   Reference: Chapter 943 — Wis. Stat. sec. 943.01(1)

9. 9A funeral director encounters a Wisconsin death with unexplained, unusual, or suspicious circumstances. Which reporting action satisfies section 979.01?

   1. A. Report immediately to a listed law-enforcement, coroner, or medical-examiner official
   2. B. Report to the local registrar within 24 hours
   3. C. Wait six days for a physician's certification
   4. D. Obtain embalming authorization before making the report

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 979.01 requires immediate reporting of "All deaths in which there are unexplained, unusual or suspicious circumstances." The other actions belong to later death-record or disposition procedures.

   Reference: Chapter 979 — Wis. Stat. sec. 979.01(1)(a)

10. 10Under Wisconsin DHS 135, how soon after pronouncement must a funeral director mail or present the completed death certificate to the local registrar?

    1. A. Within 2 days after pronouncement
    2. B. Within 6 days after pronouncement
    3. C. Within 9 days after pronouncement
    4. D. Within 10 days after pronouncement

    Answer: C

    Explanation: DHS 135.03 requires filing "within 9 days after the date of pronouncement of death."

    Reference: Dhs 135 — Wis. Admin. Code DHS 135.03