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.   Lot and block
B.   Rectangular government survey
C.   Benchmark
D.   Metes and bounds
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.   Rectangular
D.   Benchmark
Question #3
What is a section?
A.   A permanent reference point used in the measurement of elevations
B.   A one-square-mile square formed in the use of the rectangular government survey system
C.   The point of beginning used in a metes and bounds survey
D.   A 36-square-mile square formed in the use of the rectangular government survey system
Question #4
What does the lot and block system use to develop a property’s legal description?
A.   Principal meridians and base lines
B.   Compass headings and directions
C.   Plat references
D.   Townships and sections
Question #5
What is a bound?
A.   A line that runs north to south
B.   A line that runs east to west
C.   The direction and distance of a line forming the boundary of a property
D.   A physical feature that defines the boundaries of the land
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.   Monument and benchmark
B.   Metes and bounds
C.   Lot and block
D.   Rectangular government survey
Question #7
Absent a legal description, what are other ways to identify a property?
A.   Street addresses and tax map personal identification numbers
B.   A legal description is the only way to identify a property
C.   Family photos
D.   Satellite imagery
Question #8
Which of these may have been used as a point of beginning in the metes and bounds system?
A.   A fence post
B.   A pine tree
C.   All of these
D.   An iron stake

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