CA Real Estate Principles Course » 2021 » Section 5 Unit 1 Exam

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Question #1
Which type of legal description do courts prefer?
A.   Metes and bounds
B.   Benchmark
C.   Rectangular government survey
D.   Lot and block
Question #2
“Beginning at a stake and stones about 30 feet from the center of the brook that runs across the road Southwesterly from the dwelling house of the late Henry Nelson …” is an example of what type of legal description?
A.   Metes and bounds
B.   Lot and block
C.   Benchmark
D.   Rectangular
Question #3
What is a section?
A.   The point of beginning used in a metes and bounds survey
B.   A one-square-mile square formed in the use of the rectangular government survey system
C.   A 36-square-mile square formed in the use of the rectangular government survey system
D.   A permanent reference point used in the measurement of elevations
Question #4
What does the lot and block system use to develop a property’s legal description?
A.   Plat references
B.   Townships and sections
C.   Principal meridians and base lines
D.   Compass headings and directions
Question #5
What is a bound?
A.   The direction and distance of a line forming the boundary of a property
B.   A physical feature that defines the boundaries of the land
C.   A line that runs north to south
D.   A line that runs east to west
Question #6
Richard is interested in purchasing some rural land and included outbuildings. When reviewing the legal description, he sees the name of a principal meridian. What type of legal description is this?
A.   Metes and bounds
B.   Lot and block
C.   Rectangular government survey
D.   Monument and benchmark
Question #7
Absent a legal description, what are other ways to identify a property?
A.   Satellite imagery
B.   Street addresses and tax map personal identification numbers
C.   A legal description is the only way to identify a property
D.   Family photos
Question #8
Which of these may have been used as a point of beginning in the metes and bounds system?
A.   A pine tree
B.   A fence post
C.   All of these
D.   An iron stake

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