5 Written Questions

1. the method of dividing an estate by which an equal share i given to each of a number of persons, all of whom stand in equal degree to the decedent
2. the removal of a human remains previously buried in the earth
3. the cessation of life; permanent cessations of all vital functions and signs
4. those who transport only in particular instances and only for those they choose to contract with (funeral home vehicle and liver) as opposed to common carrier
5. a claim which is not supported by a pledge, mortgage, or lien on other assets

5 Matching Questions

1. revocation
2. estate
3. solvent estate
4. escheat
5. exhumation/disinterment

1. a the omission or cancelation of an instrument, act, license, or promise
2. b the property of a deceased person, both real and or personal
3. c forfeiture of a decedent's property to the sate in the absence of heirs
4. d an estate in which the assets exceed the liabilites
5. e the removal of a human remains previously buried in the earth

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. within a state
   1. intrastate
   2. corpse
   3. devisee
   4. estate
2. the extinction or withdrawal of an inheritance because decedent did not own the property at the time of death
   1. devise
   2. ademption
   3. Kin
   4. guardian
3. a legal process used by one wishing to collect a debt from an estate
   1. intrastate
   2. creditor's claim
   3. executor
   4. eminent domain
4. any alterin, or change made to a dead human body from the time of death, other than by natural causes; altering of an object of dead human body from its original condition
   1. mutilation
   2. bailor
   3. guardian
   4. custodian
5. a document which governs the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from an individual in the event of an incurable or irreversible condition that will cause death within a relatively short time, and when such person is no longer able to make decisions regarding his/her medical treatement
   1. live birth
   2. will
   3. lien
   4. living will

5 True/False Questions

1. nusiance per se → a landowner's use of property which interferes with public or another landowner's use of his property

   True        False

2. quasi-property theory → the accepted theory of the legal status of a dead human body. rights associated with the body are as if it were property for the purpose of disposition only.

   True        False

3. brain death → death of a product of conception prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from it's mother

   True        False

4. tort → a wrongful act commited by one person against another person or their property

   True        False

5. precedent → a decision of a court which is thereafter followed as an example in subsequent similar cases

   True        False