Notary Vocabulary Questions and Verified
Answers
Acknowledgment Correct Answer: A Notarial act in which a Notary certifies having positively identified
a document signer who personally appeared before the Notary and acknowledged having signed the
document.
Affiant Correct Answer: Signer of an affidavit, taker of an oath or affirmation.
Admitted Surety Insurer Correct Answer: Where a California Notary purchases the required $15,000
surety bond.
Affirmation Correct Answer: Spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no reference to a
Supreme Being, made before a Notary in relation to a jurat or as a notarial act in it's own right.
Affidavit Correct Answer: Written statement signed before a Notary (or other authorized official) by a
person who swears or affirms that the statement is true.
Awareness Correct Answer: Ability to understand.
Bond Correct Answer: Written guarantee that money up to a limit will be paid by a surety to a person
harmed by Notary's negligence or misconduct.
Certificate (Notary Certificate) Correct Answer: Wording completed, signed and sealed by a Notary that
states the particulars of a notarization and appears at the end of a signed document or on a paper
attached to it.
Certified Copy Correct Answer: A copy that has been verified as an accurate reproduction of an original
document.
Conflict of Interest Correct Answer: A situation where an individual has a direct financial or beneficial
interest that would prevent them from being impartial.
Credible Identifying Witness Correct Answer: Individual who personally knows a document signer,
swears to or affirms the identity of that signer, swears to or affirms the identity of that signer, signs in
the Notary's journal and presents the Notary with a state-approved ID.
Depose Correct Answer: To make a deposition; to testify under oath or affirmation orally or in writing.
Answers
Acknowledgment Correct Answer: A Notarial act in which a Notary certifies having positively identified
a document signer who personally appeared before the Notary and acknowledged having signed the
document.
Affiant Correct Answer: Signer of an affidavit, taker of an oath or affirmation.
Admitted Surety Insurer Correct Answer: Where a California Notary purchases the required $15,000
surety bond.
Affirmation Correct Answer: Spoken, solemn promise on one's personal honor, with no reference to a
Supreme Being, made before a Notary in relation to a jurat or as a notarial act in it's own right.
Affidavit Correct Answer: Written statement signed before a Notary (or other authorized official) by a
person who swears or affirms that the statement is true.
Awareness Correct Answer: Ability to understand.
Bond Correct Answer: Written guarantee that money up to a limit will be paid by a surety to a person
harmed by Notary's negligence or misconduct.
Certificate (Notary Certificate) Correct Answer: Wording completed, signed and sealed by a Notary that
states the particulars of a notarization and appears at the end of a signed document or on a paper
attached to it.
Certified Copy Correct Answer: A copy that has been verified as an accurate reproduction of an original
document.
Conflict of Interest Correct Answer: A situation where an individual has a direct financial or beneficial
interest that would prevent them from being impartial.
Credible Identifying Witness Correct Answer: Individual who personally knows a document signer,
swears to or affirms the identity of that signer, swears to or affirms the identity of that signer, signs in
the Notary's journal and presents the Notary with a state-approved ID.
Depose Correct Answer: To make a deposition; to testify under oath or affirmation orally or in writing.
