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Q: The difference between a qualified fee ownership and a fee simple ownership is that a qualified fee ownership can be ________. A) transferred at will by the owner of the property B) terminated if a specified event occurs or fails to occur C) infinite in its duration D) inherited without limitations

Q: Air rights enable the owner of a property to ________. A) develop natural and cultivated plant life on the land B) drill into the earth to utilize ground water for personal use C) rent or sell the space above the property for commercial purposes D) create fixtures inside the real property that become a part of the sale agreement

Q: Plant life and vegetation growing on the surface of land are considered to be ________. A) intangible property B) real property C) personal property D) chattels

Q: Plant life that is severed from the land is considered ________. A) intangible property B) immovable property C) real property D) personal property

Q: What are fixtures? A) goods closely associated with a piece of real property B) intangible properties created inside the premises of a real property C) parts of a real property that are easily transferrable without substantial damage to the property D) goods that cannot be classified as personal property or real property

Q: The compensation provided by the government for the power of eminent domain is final and cannot be disputed further.

Q: The power of the eminent domain allows the government to take private property for public use after paying consideration.

Q: Land, as well as buildings, trees, soil, minerals, timber, plants, and other things permanently affixed to the land are known as ________. A) chattel B) intangible property C) personal property D) real property

Q: ________ are an example of real property. A) Buildings B) Patents C) Automobiles D) Works of art

Q: What are surface rights in real property? A) the right to possess the earth beneath the land B) the right to occupy the land C) the right to possess personal property D) the right to convert personal property to negotiable instruments

Q: The rights to the earth located beneath the surface of the land are defined as ________. A) chattel rights B) air rights C) mineral rights D) joint rights

Q: Which of the following is true of subsurface rights in real property? A) Subsurface rights cannot be used to mine radioactive elements. B) Subsurface rights can be sold separately from surface rights. C) Minerals found beneath real property have to be given up to the government. D) Subsurface rights can only be invoked to dig oil wells.

Q: The Americans with Disabilities Act applies only to places of accommodation operated by public entities.

Q: Title III of the ADA requires construction of ramps to accommodate wheelchairs.

Q: Monetary damages are not provided in cases involving violation of the ADA.

Q: The attorney general may seek equitable relief and civil fines for any violation of the ADA.

Q: The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the government to compensate the property owner when it exercises the power of eminent domain.

Q: The Fair Housing Act specifically prohibits discrimination against disabled individuals in employment, public services, public accommodations and services.

Q: A tenancy for years terminates automatically, without notice, upon the expiration of the stated term.

Q: Under a periodic tenancy system, the notice period is usually the same as the length of the payment period.

Q: The death of one of the parties of a tenancy of will does not terminate the contract.

Q: A tenant at sufferance is liable for the payment of rent during the period of sufferance.

Q: A person who leases a single-family dwelling and does not own more than three single-family dwellings does not come under the purview of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Q: A ticket to a movie theater or sporting event is an example of a license.

Q: In a landlordtenant relationship, the tenant receives a nonfreehold estate in the real property.

Q: A rental agreement between a landlord and a tenant is called a lease.

Q: The Statute of Frauds permits lease contracts that last for less than five years to be orally contracted.

Q: Any lease for a stated period irrespective of its duration is called periodic tenancy.

Q: An easement is an example of nonpossessory interest in another's real property.

Q: The land over which the easement is granted is called the servient estate.

Q: An easement appurtenant cannot be terminated upon change in ownership title of the dominant estate.

Q: A new owner of a servient estate cannot inherit the appurtenant easement.

Q: An easement in gross does not create a dominant estate.

Q: To obtain title under adverse possession, the adverse possessor must physically occupy the property.

Q: In a special warranty deed, the seller is liable for defects in title that existed before the seller obtained the property.

Q: Recording a deed gives constructive notice to the world of the owner's interest in the property.

Q: Properties owned by state and federal governments are subject to the doctrine of adverse possession.

Q: The doctrine of adverse possession requires the delivery of deed for transfer of property to be valid.

Q: Separate property is included in community property.

Q: Reversion occurs when the rights of possession returns to a third party upon the expiration of a limited estate.

Q: The right of possession of remainder is an example of future interest.

Q: The Statute of Frauds requires the real estate sales contracts to be in writing.

Q: A deed can only be used to transfer a fee simple absolute interest in real property.

Q: A general warranty deed contains the greatest number of warranties and provides the highest level of protection to a grantee.

Q: A deceased joint tenant's will is effective over the right to survivorship.

Q: A joint tenant does not have the right to sell or transfer his or her interest in the property.

Q: If a party to a tenancy in common sells his or her interest in the property, the tenancy in common becomes a tenancy by entirety.

Q: A tenant in common can sell his or her interest in the property without the consent of the other co-owners.

Q: A surviving spouse in a tenancy by the entirety has the right of survivorship.

Q: A life tenant is treated as the owner of the property even after the duration of the life estate.

Q: If a person owns real property in fee simple, his or her ownership is limited in duration.

Q: If a person owns real property in fee simple, his or her ownership has no limitation on inheritability.

Q: The person who is given a life estate is called the life tenant.

Q: A terminated life estate property reverts to the grantor or the grantor's estate or other designated person.

Q: Buildings constructed on land are considered personal property.

Q: A bridge would be an example of real property.

Q: Subsurface rights cannot be sold separately from surface rights.

Q: Plant life and vegetation growing on the surface of land are considered personal property.

Q: Kitchen cabinets in a building are considered fixtures.

Q: A fee simple owner has the right to exclusively possess and use his property to the extent that the owner has not transferred any interest in the property.

Q: The ________ is a federal administrative agency created by Congress to coordinate the implementation and enforcement of the federal environmental protection laws. A) Ministry of Environmental Protection B) Environmental Investigation Agency C) Environmental Protection Agency D) Global Environment Facility

Q: The National Environmental Policy Act is a federal statute which mandates that the federal government must ________. A) consider focusing on air and water pollution to the exclusion of other sources of pollution as these two modes of pollution have the greatest impact on human lives B) execute a complete ban on the commercial usage of the two hundred toxic substances identified as being harmful and polluting C) implement a zero-tolerance policy for all business activities that discharge waste products into water bodies D) consider the adverse impact a federal government action would have on the environment before the action is implemented

Q: The ________ administers the NEPA and has the authority to adopt regulations for the enforcement of the act. A) Environmental Protection Agency B) Environmental Investigation Agency C) Ministry of Environmental Protection D) Association of Environmental Professionals

Q: Which of the following is a document required by the NEPA that must be prepared for any proposed legislation or major federal action that significantly affects the quality of the human environment? A) environmental impact abstract B) environmental impact statement C) environmental impact design D) strategic environmental assessment

Q: Which of the following steps immediately follows the publication of the EIS for a proposed project? A) the Congress has to pass a bill adopting the EIS B) the non-profit environmentalists are allowed access to the EIS C) the government issues an order to proceed with a federal action on the project D) the interested parties submit comments to the EPA

Q: The Endangered Species Act applies only to private parties.

Q: Taking is defined as an act intended to "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect" an endangered animal.

Q: The Toxic Substances Control Act is administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Q: The EPA requires special labeling of toxic substances.

Q: The Clear Air Act requires the EPA to identify toxic air pollutants that present a substantial risk of injury to human health or the environment.

Q: Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the EPA is authorized to regulate underground storage facilities.

Q: The Superfund is financed through taxes on products that contain hazardous substances.

Q: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act is commonly called the Superfund.

Q: Sources of thermal pollution are subject to the provisions of the Clean Water Act and the regulations adopted by the EPA.

Q: The filling or dredging of navigable waters and qualified wetlands are prohibited unless a permit has been obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers.

Q: The Clear Water Act authorizes the EPA to establish national primary drinking water standards.

Q: The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, enacted in 1972, extends environmental protection to the oceans.

Q: As a part of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, dumping wastes and other foreign materials into ocean waters are statutorily prohibited with no alternatives like permits, licenses, and mandatory checks.

Q: The Oil Pollution Act authorizes the U.S. government to clean up oil spills and spills of other hazardous substances in ocean waters within 12 miles of the shore.

Q: The federal government is primarily responsible for the implementation of the Clear Water Act in all states.