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1. 1How is the Wyoming State Board of Funeral Service Practitioners composed?

   1. A. The health department director or designee and four licensed practitioners
   2. B. Five licensed practitioners with no ex officio member
   3. C. The attorney general and four public members
   4. D. Three licensed practitioners and two county coroners

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The governor appoints five members, including the health department director or designee and four licensees. The statute specifies that the "other four (4) members shall be licensed funeral service practitioners." Option A gives the complete composition.

   Reference: Title 33 — W.S. § 9-1-202

2. 2Under the current Wyoming rule, how recently must an applicant have passed the oral jurisprudence examination?

   1. A. Within the preceding six months
   2. B. Within the most recent twelve months
   3. C. Within the most recent twenty-four months
   4. D. At any time after graduation

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The current rule requires the Board-administered examination to be within "the most recent 24 months." Therefore, the examination result has a twenty-four-month window.

   Reference: Rule Chapter 2 — Chapter 2, Section 3(d)

3. 3Who is responsible for all acts of a Wyoming apprentice performed under supervision?

   1. A. The county coroner
   2. B. The supervising funeral service practitioner
   3. C. The apprentice's school
   4. D. The Board executive director

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The rule assigns the supervisor "complete responsibility for all acts and omissions of the apprentice" within the apprenticeship. Responsibility therefore rests with the supervisor.

   Reference: Rule Chapter 3 — Chapter 3, Section 4(b)

4. 4Which surface is required for a Wyoming funeral establishment preparation-room floor?

   1. A. Absorbent carpet with a floor drain
   2. B. Unsealed hardwood with natural ventilation
   3. C. Impervious flooring with sufficient drainage
   4. D. Unfinished wood without dedicated drainage

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The rule requires "tile, vinyl, inlaid linoleum, or other impervious flooring material" together with sufficient drainage. An absorbent or carpeted surface does not meet that standard.

   Reference: Rule Chapter 4 — Chapter 4, Section 1(a)

5. 5A corporation holds a Wyoming funeral establishment permit. Whom must it employ?

   1. A. A licensed funeral service practitioner responsible for the establishment
   2. B. A full-time physician
   3. C. Two county coroners
   4. D. A cemetery broker

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The establishment rule requires an organization to employ "at least one (1) licensed funeral service practitioner" assigned responsibility for the establishment. Option A states that duty.

   Reference: Rule Chapter 5 — Chapter 5, Section 2

6. 6When a Wyoming consumer selects a rental casket, where must the rental status be disclosed?

   1. A. On the Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected
   2. B. Only on an internal payroll record
   3. C. Only on the death certificate
   4. D. Nowhere

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The rental status requires a clear notation on the "Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected." The consumer-facing transaction statement is the required location.

   Reference: Rule Chapter 7 — Chapter 7, Section 1

7. 7On what date does a Wyoming funeral service practitioner license expire if not renewed?

   1. A. January 1
   2. B. February 1
   3. C. June 30
   4. D. December 31

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Except for annual or occasional permits, licenses "expire on February 1st of each year." Option B gives the annual expiration date.

   Reference: Rule Chapter 9 — Chapter 9, Section 1

8. 8When may the Wyoming Board summarily suspend a funeral service license before a full hearing?

   1. A. When continued practice poses an immediate threat to public health, safety, or welfare
   2. B. Whenever a competitor asks
   3. C. For any late arrival at work
   4. D. Only after the license expires naturally

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Summary suspension is available when continued practice "imperatively requires emergency action" to protect public health, safety, or welfare. Option A states that emergency standard.

   Reference: Rule Chapter 13 — Chapter 13, Section 4(a), (f)

9. 9Whose written instructions have first priority for controlling disposition of remains under Wyoming law?

   1. A. The deceased person's valid written instructions
   2. B. The funeral establishment's preference
   3. C. The cemetery owner's preference
   4. D. The oldest neighbor's preference

   Answer: A

   Explanation: A practitioner must follow the decedent's "written instructions regarding his entombment, burial or cremation." Valid instructions from the decedent therefore control first.

   Reference: Title 02 — W.S. § 2-17-101(a)(i)

10. 10Within what time must a Wyoming death certificate generally be filed, and before which event?

    1. A. Within three days after death and before removal from Wyoming
    2. B. Within ten days after death and after removal
    3. C. Within thirty days with no removal restriction
    4. D. Within one year after final disposition

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Wyoming requires filing "within three (3) days after the death" and before the body is removed from the state. Option A states both conditions.

    Reference: Title 35 — W.S. § 35-1-418(a)