National USPAP Course Exam Questions and
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The Appraisal Foundation has the authority to enforce the requirements of USPAP. - ANSWER ✔✔-False
Currently, the boards within the Appraisal Foundation include: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards
Board, Appraisal Qualifications Board, Board of Trustees
Which Foundation board is responsible for USPAP? - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards Board
Qualification criteria for appraiser certification and recertification are disseminated to state appraisal
boards by the: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Qualifications Board
Which entity is responsible for establishing education and experience requirements for licensing and
certification of appraisers? - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Qualifications Board
Which entity appoints members of the AQB and ASB? - ANSWER ✔✔-Board of Trustees
USPAP is written, amended, and interpreted by the: - ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Standards Board
Advisory Opinions are best described as: - ANSWER ✔✔-not part of USPAP, but included as reference
material
Who is responsible for issuing credentials to individual appraisers? - ANSWER ✔✔-State appraisal
regulatory agencies
Which entity maintains the official National Registry of state-certified and licensed appraisers? -
ANSWER ✔✔-Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC)
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Which is NOT a responsibility of the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC)? - ANSWER ✔✔-writing,
interpreting and amending USPAP
USPAP is enforced by: - ANSWER ✔✔-state appraiser licensing/certification agencies
Which part of USPAP establishes the requirements for workfile content for an appraisal or appraisal
review assignment? - ANSWER ✔✔-Record Keeping Rule
Why are USPAP Advisory Opinions issued? - ANSWER ✔✔-to offer advice
Which of these is considered an integral part of USPAP and has the same weight as the components they
address? - ANSWER ✔✔-comments
The first step in the appraisal process is: - ANSWER ✔✔-identify the problem
In USPAP, the appraisal process is divided into two distinct types of activity: _________ and __________. -
ANSWER ✔✔-development, reporting
Which step in the appraisal process involves communication of the appraiser's opinions and conclusions?
- ANSWER ✔✔-reporting
The PREAMBLE states that USPAP intended to benefit: - ANSWER ✔✔-appraisers and users of appraisal
services
When obligated by law or regulation, an appraiser _______ comply with USPAP. - ANSWER ✔✔-must
What is the stated purpose of USPAP? - ANSWER ✔✔-Promote and maintain a high level of public trust
in appraisal practice
To which property types does USPAP apply? - ANSWER ✔✔-Both tangible and intangible property
An appraiser has the professional responsibility to identify the capacity in which he or she is performing.
- ANSWER ✔✔-true
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The requirement for USPAP compliance in an appraisal assignment could be the result of - ANSWER
✔✔-law or regulation, voluntary choice by the appraiser, or agreement with the client
A valuation service that is premised upon advocacy: - ANSWER ✔✔-cannot be performed by an
individual acting as an appraiser
When performing valuation services outside of appraisal practice, an individual must be careful not to
__________ the client and other intended users about his or her role. - ANSWER ✔✔-mislead
USPAP states that in a situation when an individual is not required by law, regulation, or agreement to
comply with USPAP: - ANSWER ✔✔-the individual should still comply when he or she is acting as an
appraiser
A preference or inclination that precludes an appraiser's impartiality, independence, or objectivity is: -
ANSWER ✔✔-bias
If an appraiser assumes a condition to be true, and evidence supports that belief, although that fact is not
certain, this is an example of: - ANSWER ✔✔-an extraordinary assumption
If an appraiser assumes a condition to be true that does not exist for the purposes of analysis, this is an
example of: - ANSWER ✔✔-hypothetical condition
By using a published cost manual, an appraiser determines that the construction cost of a 2,500 square
foot dwelling is $400,000. This figure represents the dwelling's: - ANSWER ✔✔-cost
"The monetary relationship between properties and those who buy, sell or use those properties" is the
definition of: - ANSWER ✔✔-value
An appraiser receives a copy of a signed sales agreement for an office building, which specifies the
agreed-upon amount of $950,000. What does this figure represent? - ANSWER ✔✔-price
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