National Real Estate Exam Questions with Answers
1.In applying the test of a fixture, which of the following would not be
consid- ered:
a. The manner of attachment
b. The value of the article
c. The intent of the parties
d. The relationship of the parties: b. The value of the article
2.Real property can become personal property by the process known as:
a. Attachment
b. Severance
c. Hypothecation
d. Accretion: b. Severance
3.Real property includes:
a. Land
b. Things affixed to the land
c. Things appurtenant to the land
d. All of the above: d. All of the above
4.Personal property is distinguished from real property by its:
a. Permanence
b. Mobility
c. Scarcity
d. Size: b. Mobility
5.Evergreen trees and lilac bushes on a property that were planted by
the current owner are examples of:
a. Real Estate
b. Personal property
c. Chattel
d. None of the above: a. Real Estate
6.Trade fixtures are considered:
a. Real property
b. Emblements
c. Personal property
d. Realty: c. Personal property
,7.Included in the tests to determine whether an article is a fixture (real
prop- erty) or personal property are:
a. Method of attachment, adaption, relationship, intention, and agreement
b. Agreement, improvement, relationship, metes, and area
c. Scarcity, situs, immobility, area, and method
d. None of the above: a. Method of attachment, adaption, relationship,
intention, and agreement
8.Which of the following would be considered to be real estate?
a. A perennial shrub planted in a tub
b. House plants
c. Annual crops, such as corn or tomatoes
d. A perennial shrub planted in the ground: d. A perennial shrub planted
in the ground
9.9. Personal property would include all of the following except:
a. Choses in possession
b. Riparian rights
c. Leasehold interests
d. Emblements: b. Riparian rights
10.The phrase "chattel real" specifically refers to:
a. A leasehold interest
b. Personal property
c. The sovereign's personal property
d. The mortgagor's interest in realty: a. A leasehold interest
11.An example of personal property is:
a. Household furnishings
b. Wall-to-wall carpeting
c. Built in dishwasher
d. Garbage disposal: a. Household furnishings
12.Which of the following does not apply to real property?
a. Chattel mortgage
b. Fee simple
c. Fixture
d. Appurtenances: a. Chattel mortgage
,13.Which of the following is typically personal property?
a. Gas and mineral rights
b. Water rights
c. A beneficiary's rights under a real property trust
d. Trees on a farm: c. A beneficiary's rights under a real property trust
14.Personal property is usually defined as "all property not classified as
real property." Which of the following best defines real property?
a. Land and the air above it
b. Land and the area below and above the surface to infinity and all
the improvements thereon
c. The land, buildings thereon, and anything permanently affixed to the
land and/or buildings
d. Land and the mineral rights in the land: b. Land and the area below and
above the surface to infinity and all the improvements thereon
15.Generally, things or objects of a temporary or easily moveable nature are
a. Realty
b. Devises
c. Personality
d. Appurtenances: c. Personality
16.Assume the contract for sale of real property included the sale of
certain removable items, such as refrigerators and furniture. Upon delivery
of the deed, the seller should also deliver a(n):
a. Bill of sale
b. Estoppel certificate
c. Chattel mortgage
d. Satisfaction piece: a. Bill of sale
17.17. Which of the following is not an appurtenance?
a. A barn
b. An orchard
c. A fence
d. A trade fixture: d. A trade fixture
18.The most important factor in determining whether something is a fixture
is:
, a. The method of its attachment
b. Its size
c. Its weight
d. The intention of the party that attached it: d. The intention of the
party that attached it
19.Which of the following is most nearly described as personal property?
a. A chattel
b. An appurtenance
c. A fixture
d. An improvement: a. A chattel
20.All of the following are synonymous with land and improvements
and rights therein except:
a. Real estate
b. Real property
c. Realist
d. Realty: c. Realist
21.In real estate, the term "improvements" most nearly means:
a. Fences, wells, drains, and roadways
b. Additions to the original structure
c. Everything artificial or constructed except the land
d. Outbuildings: c. Everything artificial or constructed except the land
22.The distinguishing traits of real property, as distinguished from
personal property, are that it:
a. Can be mortgaged
b. Is considered permanent, fixed, and immovable
c. Can be freely transferred
d. Is always taxed at a higher rate: b. Is considered permanent, fixed, and
immov- able
23."Appurtenances" can include all but one of the following:
a. Easements
b. Fences
c. Chattels
d. Improvements: c. Chattels
1.In applying the test of a fixture, which of the following would not be
consid- ered:
a. The manner of attachment
b. The value of the article
c. The intent of the parties
d. The relationship of the parties: b. The value of the article
2.Real property can become personal property by the process known as:
a. Attachment
b. Severance
c. Hypothecation
d. Accretion: b. Severance
3.Real property includes:
a. Land
b. Things affixed to the land
c. Things appurtenant to the land
d. All of the above: d. All of the above
4.Personal property is distinguished from real property by its:
a. Permanence
b. Mobility
c. Scarcity
d. Size: b. Mobility
5.Evergreen trees and lilac bushes on a property that were planted by
the current owner are examples of:
a. Real Estate
b. Personal property
c. Chattel
d. None of the above: a. Real Estate
6.Trade fixtures are considered:
a. Real property
b. Emblements
c. Personal property
d. Realty: c. Personal property
,7.Included in the tests to determine whether an article is a fixture (real
prop- erty) or personal property are:
a. Method of attachment, adaption, relationship, intention, and agreement
b. Agreement, improvement, relationship, metes, and area
c. Scarcity, situs, immobility, area, and method
d. None of the above: a. Method of attachment, adaption, relationship,
intention, and agreement
8.Which of the following would be considered to be real estate?
a. A perennial shrub planted in a tub
b. House plants
c. Annual crops, such as corn or tomatoes
d. A perennial shrub planted in the ground: d. A perennial shrub planted
in the ground
9.9. Personal property would include all of the following except:
a. Choses in possession
b. Riparian rights
c. Leasehold interests
d. Emblements: b. Riparian rights
10.The phrase "chattel real" specifically refers to:
a. A leasehold interest
b. Personal property
c. The sovereign's personal property
d. The mortgagor's interest in realty: a. A leasehold interest
11.An example of personal property is:
a. Household furnishings
b. Wall-to-wall carpeting
c. Built in dishwasher
d. Garbage disposal: a. Household furnishings
12.Which of the following does not apply to real property?
a. Chattel mortgage
b. Fee simple
c. Fixture
d. Appurtenances: a. Chattel mortgage
,13.Which of the following is typically personal property?
a. Gas and mineral rights
b. Water rights
c. A beneficiary's rights under a real property trust
d. Trees on a farm: c. A beneficiary's rights under a real property trust
14.Personal property is usually defined as "all property not classified as
real property." Which of the following best defines real property?
a. Land and the air above it
b. Land and the area below and above the surface to infinity and all
the improvements thereon
c. The land, buildings thereon, and anything permanently affixed to the
land and/or buildings
d. Land and the mineral rights in the land: b. Land and the area below and
above the surface to infinity and all the improvements thereon
15.Generally, things or objects of a temporary or easily moveable nature are
a. Realty
b. Devises
c. Personality
d. Appurtenances: c. Personality
16.Assume the contract for sale of real property included the sale of
certain removable items, such as refrigerators and furniture. Upon delivery
of the deed, the seller should also deliver a(n):
a. Bill of sale
b. Estoppel certificate
c. Chattel mortgage
d. Satisfaction piece: a. Bill of sale
17.17. Which of the following is not an appurtenance?
a. A barn
b. An orchard
c. A fence
d. A trade fixture: d. A trade fixture
18.The most important factor in determining whether something is a fixture
is:
, a. The method of its attachment
b. Its size
c. Its weight
d. The intention of the party that attached it: d. The intention of the
party that attached it
19.Which of the following is most nearly described as personal property?
a. A chattel
b. An appurtenance
c. A fixture
d. An improvement: a. A chattel
20.All of the following are synonymous with land and improvements
and rights therein except:
a. Real estate
b. Real property
c. Realist
d. Realty: c. Realist
21.In real estate, the term "improvements" most nearly means:
a. Fences, wells, drains, and roadways
b. Additions to the original structure
c. Everything artificial or constructed except the land
d. Outbuildings: c. Everything artificial or constructed except the land
22.The distinguishing traits of real property, as distinguished from
personal property, are that it:
a. Can be mortgaged
b. Is considered permanent, fixed, and immovable
c. Can be freely transferred
d. Is always taxed at a higher rate: b. Is considered permanent, fixed, and
immov- able
23."Appurtenances" can include all but one of the following:
a. Easements
b. Fences
c. Chattels
d. Improvements: c. Chattels
