CHAPTER 2

Question 1

1. A statutory right that a family has in its residence is called
   a. entirety.
   b. survivorship.
   c. curtesy.
   d. homestead.

Answer 1

b. survivorship.

Question 2

2. A person who has complete control over a parcel of real estate is said to own a
   a. leasehold estate.
   b. fee simple estate.
   c. life estate.
   d. defeasible fee estate.

Answer 2

c. life estate.

Question 3

3. A portion of W’s building was inadvertently built on G’s land. This is called an
   a. accretion.
   b. avulsion.
   c. encroachment.
   d. easement.

Answer 3

c. encroachment.

Question 4

4. Many states determine the order of water rights according to which users of the water hold a recorded beneficial use permit. This allocation of water rights is determined by
   a. accretion.
   b. riparian theory.
   c. littoral theory.
   d. the doctrine of prior appropriation.

Answer 4

d. the doctrine of prior appropriation.

Question 5

5. The purchase of a ticket for a professional sporting event gives the bearer
   a. an easement right to park his car.
   b. a license to enter and claim a seat for the duration of the game.
   c. an easement in gross interest in the professional sporting team.
   d. a license to sell goods and beverages at the sporting event.

Answer 5

b. a license to enter and claim a seat for the duration of the game.

Question 6

6. Which of the following has an indefinite duration?
   a. Freehold estate
   b. Less-than-freehold estate
   c. Estate for years
   d. License

Answer 6

a. Freehold estate

Question 7

7. If the owner of the dominant tenement becomes the owner of the servient and merges the two properties,
   a the easement becomes dormant.
   b. the easement is unaffected.
   c. the easement is terminated.
   d. the properties retain their former status.

Answer 7

c. the easement is terminated.