PA Notary Public Exam Questions
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acknowledgment - CORRECT ANSWER-A formal declaration before an
authorized individual (a notary public) by a person signing an instrument that such
execution is his or her free act and deed. The term also refers to the notary's
certificate on the document indicating that it was so acknowledged.
ADMINISTER - CORRECT ANSWER-To discharge the duties of an office; to
give (as in the giving of an oath).
AFFIDAVIT - CORRECT ANSWER-A written statement of facts made
voluntarily and confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it before
an individual authorized to administer oaths, i.e., a notary public.
AFFIRM - CORRECT ANSWER-To make a solemn, formal declaration under
the penalty of perjury that certain statements are true. An affirmation is legally
equivalent to an oath and may be substituted for an oath when a document
requires an oath for its execution, i.e., an affidavit.
,AFFIX - CORRECT ANSWER-To attach or impress the notary seal to a
document.
APOSTILLE - CORRECT ANSWER-A certificate of notarial authority issued by
the Secretary of the Commonwealth for notarized documents being sent out of
Pennsylvania to those countries who are parties to the international treaty
commonly known as the Hague Convention.
ATTEST - CORRECT ANSWER-To bear witness to or to certify.
ATTORNEY IN FACT - CORRECT ANSWER-The person authorized to act for
another by power of attorney.
AUTHENTICATION - CORRECT ANSWER-An Apostille or a Certificate of
Notarial Authority is attached to the notarized document.
CERTIFIED COPY - CORRECT ANSWER-A copy of a document or record,
signed and certified as a true copy by the public official who has custody of the
original record. NOTE: A notary may make an "attested photocopy," but not a
certified copy. A certified copy is not the same as an original document.
CODICIL - CORRECT ANSWER-A supplement or addendum to a will.
COERCE - CORRECT ANSWER-To force into submission or compliance.
COMMISSION - CORRECT ANSWER-The term used for the length of time you
are appointed as a notary public by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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, CUSTODIAN OF THE DOCUMENT - CORRECT ANSWER-The person who
has charge or custody of the document. In the case of making an attested
photocopy, the "document's custodian" is the person presenting the document,
who may or may not be the document signer.
DEED - CORRECT ANSWER-A document by which a person conveys
(transfers) real property.
Quitclaim Deed - CORRECT ANSWER-A deed intended to pass any title,
interest, or claim which the grantor may have in the real property, but not
professing that such title is valid or containing any warranty for title.
Warranty Deed - CORRECT ANSWER-A deed in which the grantor warrants or
guarantees good clear title to the real property.
DEPONENT - CORRECT ANSWER-The person giving testimony in a
deposition.
DEPOSITION - CORRECT ANSWER-The testimony of a witness, under oath
or affirmation, taken outside of court in which lawyers ask oral questions of the
witness. The testimony is usually reduced to writing and duly authenticated and is
intended to be used in a trial of a civil action or a criminal prosecution.
EXECUTE A DOCUMENT - CORRECT ANSWER-To perform all formalities
necessary to make a document fully effective; often a matter of signing, but may
require delivery or other elements.
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acknowledgment - CORRECT ANSWER-A formal declaration before an
authorized individual (a notary public) by a person signing an instrument that such
execution is his or her free act and deed. The term also refers to the notary's
certificate on the document indicating that it was so acknowledged.
ADMINISTER - CORRECT ANSWER-To discharge the duties of an office; to
give (as in the giving of an oath).
AFFIDAVIT - CORRECT ANSWER-A written statement of facts made
voluntarily and confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it before
an individual authorized to administer oaths, i.e., a notary public.
AFFIRM - CORRECT ANSWER-To make a solemn, formal declaration under
the penalty of perjury that certain statements are true. An affirmation is legally
equivalent to an oath and may be substituted for an oath when a document
requires an oath for its execution, i.e., an affidavit.
,AFFIX - CORRECT ANSWER-To attach or impress the notary seal to a
document.
APOSTILLE - CORRECT ANSWER-A certificate of notarial authority issued by
the Secretary of the Commonwealth for notarized documents being sent out of
Pennsylvania to those countries who are parties to the international treaty
commonly known as the Hague Convention.
ATTEST - CORRECT ANSWER-To bear witness to or to certify.
ATTORNEY IN FACT - CORRECT ANSWER-The person authorized to act for
another by power of attorney.
AUTHENTICATION - CORRECT ANSWER-An Apostille or a Certificate of
Notarial Authority is attached to the notarized document.
CERTIFIED COPY - CORRECT ANSWER-A copy of a document or record,
signed and certified as a true copy by the public official who has custody of the
original record. NOTE: A notary may make an "attested photocopy," but not a
certified copy. A certified copy is not the same as an original document.
CODICIL - CORRECT ANSWER-A supplement or addendum to a will.
COERCE - CORRECT ANSWER-To force into submission or compliance.
COMMISSION - CORRECT ANSWER-The term used for the length of time you
are appointed as a notary public by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law
, CUSTODIAN OF THE DOCUMENT - CORRECT ANSWER-The person who
has charge or custody of the document. In the case of making an attested
photocopy, the "document's custodian" is the person presenting the document,
who may or may not be the document signer.
DEED - CORRECT ANSWER-A document by which a person conveys
(transfers) real property.
Quitclaim Deed - CORRECT ANSWER-A deed intended to pass any title,
interest, or claim which the grantor may have in the real property, but not
professing that such title is valid or containing any warranty for title.
Warranty Deed - CORRECT ANSWER-A deed in which the grantor warrants or
guarantees good clear title to the real property.
DEPONENT - CORRECT ANSWER-The person giving testimony in a
deposition.
DEPOSITION - CORRECT ANSWER-The testimony of a witness, under oath
or affirmation, taken outside of court in which lawyers ask oral questions of the
witness. The testimony is usually reduced to writing and duly authenticated and is
intended to be used in a trial of a civil action or a criminal prosecution.
EXECUTE A DOCUMENT - CORRECT ANSWER-To perform all formalities
necessary to make a document fully effective; often a matter of signing, but may
require delivery or other elements.
