Unit 4 Quiz

Which type of deed would be used when the purchaser pays off a loan secured by the real estate? a. Trust deed b. Reconveyance deed c. Quitclaim deed d. Grant deed

Reconveyance deed

Which of the following deeds is a security instrument? a. Grant deed b. Sheriff's deed c. Trust deed d. Quitclaim deed

Trust deed

Private land can be conveys for public use or ownership by all of these methods EXCEPT a. deed b. statutory dedication c. common law dedication d. adverse possession

adverse possession

Accretion is the process of accumulating new soil a. next to a lake b. close to a baseline c. along a flowing body of water d. adjacent to an ocean

along a flowing body of water

Land is torn away by the action of water in the process called a. avulsion b. reliction c. evolution d. accretion

avulsion

If an owner devotes land to a public use, such as a roadway, a transfer occurs by a. partition b. common law dedication c. condemnation d. escheat

common law dedication

The right of a government agency to take private property for a public use is called a. a quiet title action b. escheat c. eminent domain d. a partition action

eminent domain

If a person dies without leaving a will, that person dies a. administratively b. testate c. statutorily d. intestate

intestate

In order to be valid, a grant deed does NOT require a. a proper writing b. a granting clause c. the signature of the grantor d. recording

recording

A holographic will does NOT have to be a. witnessed b. entirely handwritten c. signed d. dated

witnessed