C1U2 The Nature of Real Property (pg 59)

Question 1

During the days of Spanish rule, all land was owned by:

a. the missions.
b. the government.
c. the crown.
d. the conquistadores.

Answer 1

c. the crown.

Question 2

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended:

a. the gold rush.
b. Spanish rule.
c. the war with Mexico.
d. the missions.

Answer 2

c. the war with Mexico.

Question 3

Real Estate Law, which relied on court decisions as well as legislation, is based on:

a. Spanish civil law.
b. French civil law.
c. the right of appropriation.
d. English common law.

Answer 3

d. English common law.

Question 4

Land disputes over the Spanish and Mexican land grants were settled by:

a. the Board of Land Commissioners.
b. the State of California.
c. the Spanish legal code.
d. taking all land for public use.

Answer 4

a. the Board of Land Commissioners.

Question 5

In California, the term “real estate” is synonymous with:

a. land.
b. fixtures.
c. real property.
d. personal property.

Answer 5

c. real property

Question 6

Real property is NOT:

a. land.
b. real estate.
c. appurtenances to land.
d. movable.

Answer 6

d. movable.

Question 7

The sale of real property generally is governed by the laws of:

a. the state where the property is located.
b. the state where the owner of the land resides.
c. any of the states.
d. the federal government.

Answer 7

a. the state where the property is located.

Question 8

The sale of personal property generally is governed by the laws of:

a. the state where the personal property is located.
b. the state where the owner of the property resides.
c. any of the states.
d. the federal government.

Answer 8

b. the state where the owner of the property resides.

Question 9

In California, the Uniform Commercial Code governs sales transactions involving:

a. real estate.
b. bulk sale of goods.
c. fixtures of real estate.
d. riparian rights.

Answer 9

b. bulk sale of goods.

Question 10

For real estate to be conveyed, there must be an accurate:

a. fence line.
b. description.
c. soil chemical analysis.
d. water test.

Answer 10

b. description

Question 11

A subdivision map is:

a. rarely accurate.
b. good only to describe the entire subdivision.
c. never required.
d. a good reference for a legal description.

Answer 11

d. a good reference for a legal description.

Question 12

The MOST useful method of describing a subdivision parcel is probably:

a. the lot and block system.
b. the rectangular system.
c. the metes and bounds system.
d. the US government survey system.

Answer 12

a. the lot and block system.

Question 13

The rectangular survey system is also called:

a. the US government survey system.
b. the province and township system.
c. the subdivision system.
d. the California system.

Answer 13

a. the US government survey system.

Question 14

California has how many principal baselines:

a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four

Answer 14

c. Three

Question 15

A township consists of how many sections?

a. 12
b. 18
c. 4
d. 36

Answer 15

d. 36

Question 16

A section is:

a. 640 acres.
b. six square miles.
c. 5,000 feet by 5,000 feet.
d. three leagues.

Answer 16

a. 640 acres

Question 17

Section 6 lies in what direction from Section 1 of a township?

a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West

Answer 17

d. West

Question 18

Section 22 lies in what direction from Section 17 of a township?

a. Northeast
b. Northwest
c. Southeast
d. Southwest

Answer 18

c. Southeast

Question 19

Land described as the South 1/2 of the North 1/2 of a Section 18 contains how many acres?

a. 80
b. 120
c. 160
d. 320

Answer 19

c. 160 acres

Question 20

The point of beginning is used in:

a. the rectangular survey system.
b. the metes and bounds system.
c. the lot and block system.
d. all legal descriptions.

Answer 20

b. the metes and bounds system.