Notary Exam - 1-Hour - 45 Questions and Verified
Answers
Acknowledgement 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 ones personal honor, with no reference to a
Supreme Being, made before a Notary in relation to a jurar or as a notarial act in its own right.
Affidavit Correct Answer: Written statement signed before the 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 not amarizarían 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 identify 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. L
Answers
Acknowledgement 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 ones personal honor, with no reference to a
Supreme Being, made before a Notary in relation to a jurar or as a notarial act in its own right.
Affidavit Correct Answer: Written statement signed before the 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 not amarizarían 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 identify 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. L
