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