Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In the Metes and Bounds form of land description,
which of the following is necessary?
a. | Township & Range Lines | b. | Lots and Blocks | c. | City Street
Addresses | d. | The Point of
Beginning |
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A Township contains how many square
miles?
a. | One | b. | Six | c. | Four | d. | Thirty-six |
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3.
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A
plat map is used in which type of legal description? a. | Metes and Bounds | b. | Street and Number | c. | Lot, Block and
Subdivision | d. | Rectangular
Survey |
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The Point of Beginning is associated
with:
a. | The Rectangular Survey System | b. | A Plat Map | c. | A Metes and Bounds
description | d. | Lot, Block and
Subdivision |
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5.
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The S 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section
12 has how many acres?
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6.
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A farm that is legally described as the SW 1/4 of
the SE 1/4 of Section 9 and the N 1/2 of Section 10 is how many acres?
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Which of the following methods of legal land
description is most often used to describe farm land?
a. | Street Addresses | b. | Recorded Plat | c. | Metes and
Bounds | d. | Government Survey |
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All of the following statements about sections as
defined in the US Government Survey System are true EXCEPT:
a. | A section is 640 acres | b. | A parcel of land 1/8 mile by 1/8 mile is 40 acres | c. | In each township Section 7 is south of Section 6 | d. | There are 36 sections in a township |
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9.
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A survey would reveal all of the following about a
property EXCEPT:
a. | Approximate area | b. | An encroachment | c. | A Utility
Easement | d. | A license |
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Which of the following best describes a
plat?
a. | It is used to obtain a zoning
variance | b. | It is a plan showing how buildings are
constructed | c. | It is a document
used to record the subdivision of land | d. | It is a surveying
instrument which identifies property boundaries |
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11.
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The voluntary giving of land for public use by an
owner is:
a. | A grant | b. | Dedication | c. | Eminent
Domain | d. | A Setback |
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12.
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The right of ingress and egress over the land of
another person is called a (an):
a. | Survey | b. | Easement | c. | Lien | d. | Encroachment |
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A survey would reveal all of the following about a
property EXCEPT:
a. | The water rights reserved by a previous
owner | b. | The boundaries of the
property | c. | An encroaching elm tree | d. | An easement |
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A Montana ranch is made up of Sections1,2,3 and the
North Half of Section 12. What is the area of the ranch?
a. | 2 townships | b. | 3,400 acres | c. | 2,240
acres | d. | 2.5 square miles |
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15.
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Which of the following is not used by the US Government
Survey? a. | Townships | b. | Meridians | c. | Lots and
Blocks | d. | Sections |
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16.
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Which form of legal land description uses measures
of definite distances in indicated directions?
a. | Government Survey System | b. | Recorded Plat | c. | Lot, Block and
Subdivision | d. | Metes and
Bounds |
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17.
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The three methods used to legally describe land
are:
a. | Recorded Plat, US Government Survey, and Street
Address | b. | Recorded Plat, Street Address, and Metes and
Bounds | c. | US Government Survey, P.O. Box and
Metes and Bounds | d. | Recorded Plat, US
Government
Survey and Metes and
Bounds |
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18.
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All of the following statements about the US
Government Survey System are true EXCEPT:
a. | Each check contains 16 townships whose four boundaries
each measure 6 miles | b. | The columns of
townships running north and south within a check are called ranges | c. | There are 36 Sections in a township | d. | Section 12 is directly north of Section 1 in a
township |
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19.
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A column of townships running North and South is
called a:
a. | Quadrant | b. | Range | c. | Check | d. | Tier |
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20.
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Which form of legal land description describes a
parcel by enclosing it?
a. | Government Survey | b. | Metes and bounds | c. | Recorded
plat | d. | Lot, block and
subdivision |
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21.
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The SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 12
is:
a. | 5 acres | b. | 10 acres | c. | 25
acres | d. | 1/2 mile square |
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22.
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In zoning, the distance from the street to the
front of a house is called a:
a. | Frontage | b. | Sideage | c. | Setback | d. | Backyard |
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about
metes and bounds?
a. | Lots and blocks are approximately the same
size | b. | The description is imperfect if it does not
close | c. | The section lines must be clearly
noted | d. | It is used to describe lots in a
subdivision |
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24.
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The length of the front of a lot on the street is
referred to as the lot's:
a. | Easement | b. | Front footage | c. | Setback | d. | Back
footage |
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25.
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If
an older survey and a new survey do not agree, who is responsible to pay for the new
survey? a. | Seller | b. | Buyer | c. | Real Estate
Broker | d. | Private Mortgage
Insurance |
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If a property owner had a land survey done on his
property it would include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. | An identification of the grantor and
grantee | b. | A description of the property using metes and
bounds | c. | A determination of the area of the
property | d. | A showing of the property's boundaries to
scale |
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27.
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Starting at tree with a notch inside Section 14,
T3N, R2E of the Montana Principle Meridian go Due West a distance of 1/4 mile, thence Due South 680
feet, thence Due East a distance of 1,320 feet, thence in a straight line back to the POB. How many
acres are there in the described property?
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28.
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What test determines the ground's ability to
absorb water?
a. | A water quality test | b. | A percolation test | c. | A test of minerals
in the soil | d. | A hydrology
report |
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Which method of land description would best
describe an irregular piece of property?
a. | US Government System | b. | Metes and bounds | c. | Lot, Block and
Subdivision | d. | Benchmark |
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30.
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Which of the following is a legal description of a
property?
a. | The Harrison house, Russell Subdivision, Northridge
Township, Great Falls, MT 59404 | b. | 2023 North River Rd, Great Falls, Cascade
County, MT 59405 | c. | Lot 4, Block 2, Parsons Subdivision, Cascade County, MT 59405 | d. | The Jensen Farm, 20
miles north of Loma, MT |
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Which of the following describes the permanent
receding of water that increases the land owner's property?
a. | Accretion | b. | Erosion | c. | Reliction | d. | Annexation |
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Who is protected by a lender requiring a survey
before making a loan?
a. | The buyer since a survey will show the size of the
lot | b. | The buyer and lender since a suvey will protect against
encroachments | c. | The buyer and
lender since a survey makes sure the improvements are constructed on the mortgaged
lot | d. | The lender since a survey will protect against
liens |
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33.
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If a land owner loses land by a sudden or
violent act of nature, what is it called?
a. | Avulsion | b. | Reliction | c. | Accretion | d. | Erosion |
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What type of owner rights belong to someone
who’s property borders a river or stream?
a. | Both Littoral & Riparian | b. | Littoral | c. | Easement | d. | Riparian |
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As a property owner what is the name of the process
that increases your property due to the accumulation of alluvial deposits (sand, soil) washed on to
the property from other properties?
a. | Erosion | b. | Littoral | c. | Accretion | d. | Reliction |
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36.
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A right angle triangular lot with a base of 600
feet on the street contains 20,000 square yards. What is the depth of the lot?
a. | 200 feet | b. | 400 feet | c. | 600
feet | d. | 800 feet |
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