PROPERTY LAW PRACTICE EXAM 100
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SECTION A: GENERAL CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Question 1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of property?
A) It must be tangible
B) It must have value
C) It must be capable of being owned
D) It must be transferable
Answer: A) It must be tangible
Rationale: Property is not limited to tangible things. It includes both corporeal (tangible) and
incorporeal (intangible) property. Intangible property includes rights such as intellectual
property, debts, and contractual rights. Tangibility is not a requirement for property.
Question 2
Movable property is also known as:
A) Real property
B) Personal property
,C) Immovable property
D) Corporeal property
Answer: B) Personal property
Rationale: Movable property is known as personal property or chattels. Real property refers to
land and things attached to land. Immovable property includes land and buildings. Corporeal
property is tangible property that can be seen and touched.
Question 3
Which of the following is considered immovable property?
A) A car
B) A house
C) A book
D) Shares in a company
Answer: B) A house
Rationale: Immovable property includes land and things attached to the earth, such as
buildings. A car, book, and shares are movable/personal property because they can be moved
from place to place.
Question 4
The right to use property and exclude others from it is known as:
A) Possession
B) Ownership
C) Title
D) Easement
Answer: B) Ownership
Rationale: Ownership is the right to possess, use, and enjoy property and to exclude others
from it. It is the most comprehensive right one can have over property. Possession is merely
physical control.
Question 5
,Which maxim means "possession is nine-tenths of the law"?
A) Res ipsa loquitur
B) Quic quid plantatur solo, solo cedit
C) Possession is the root of title
D) Nemo dat quod non habet
Answer: C) Possession is the root of title
Rationale: This maxim means that possession is strong evidence of ownership and a person in
possession is presumed to be the owner. However, this is rebuttable. It reflects the evidentiary
value of possession.
Question 6
The right to use another person's land for a specific purpose without possessing it is known as:
A) Easement
B) Lease
C) Mortgage
D) License
Answer: A) Easement
Rationale: An easement is a right enjoyed by one person over the land of another, such as a
right of way. The easement holder does not possess the land but has a specific right to use it.
Question 7
Which type of property is also known as "chattels real"?
A) Leases
B) Fixtures
C) Growing crops
D) Intellectual property
Answer: A) Leases
Rationale: Leases are considered "chattels real" because they involve an interest in land (real
property) but are personal property (chattels). This term distinguishes leasehold interests from
freehold interests.
, Question 8
The term "emblements" refers to:
A) Crops planted by a tenant
B) Trees on the land
C) Minerals below the land
D) Buildings on the land
Answer: A) Crops planted by a tenant
Rationale: Emblements are crops cultivated by a tenant. The tenant has the right to harvest
these crops even after the tenancy ends. This right protects the tenant's investment in the land.
Question 9
Property that has no owner is known as:
A) Escheat
B) Bona vacantia
C) Res nullius
D) Res derelicta
Answer: C) Res nullius
Rationale: Res nullius means "nobody's thing" - property that has no owner and can be
acquired by anyone who takes possession of it. Bona vacantia is ownerless property that goes to
the crown/state. Res derelicta is property that has been abandoned.
Question 10
Which of the following is considered incorporeal property?
A) A house
B) A copyright
C) A car
D) A book
Answer: B) A copyright
QuEsTIOns WITh AnsWERs And
RATIOnALEs ALREAdY RAdEd A+
suCCEEs!!!!
SECTION A: GENERAL CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Question 1
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of property?
A) It must be tangible
B) It must have value
C) It must be capable of being owned
D) It must be transferable
Answer: A) It must be tangible
Rationale: Property is not limited to tangible things. It includes both corporeal (tangible) and
incorporeal (intangible) property. Intangible property includes rights such as intellectual
property, debts, and contractual rights. Tangibility is not a requirement for property.
Question 2
Movable property is also known as:
A) Real property
B) Personal property
,C) Immovable property
D) Corporeal property
Answer: B) Personal property
Rationale: Movable property is known as personal property or chattels. Real property refers to
land and things attached to land. Immovable property includes land and buildings. Corporeal
property is tangible property that can be seen and touched.
Question 3
Which of the following is considered immovable property?
A) A car
B) A house
C) A book
D) Shares in a company
Answer: B) A house
Rationale: Immovable property includes land and things attached to the earth, such as
buildings. A car, book, and shares are movable/personal property because they can be moved
from place to place.
Question 4
The right to use property and exclude others from it is known as:
A) Possession
B) Ownership
C) Title
D) Easement
Answer: B) Ownership
Rationale: Ownership is the right to possess, use, and enjoy property and to exclude others
from it. It is the most comprehensive right one can have over property. Possession is merely
physical control.
Question 5
,Which maxim means "possession is nine-tenths of the law"?
A) Res ipsa loquitur
B) Quic quid plantatur solo, solo cedit
C) Possession is the root of title
D) Nemo dat quod non habet
Answer: C) Possession is the root of title
Rationale: This maxim means that possession is strong evidence of ownership and a person in
possession is presumed to be the owner. However, this is rebuttable. It reflects the evidentiary
value of possession.
Question 6
The right to use another person's land for a specific purpose without possessing it is known as:
A) Easement
B) Lease
C) Mortgage
D) License
Answer: A) Easement
Rationale: An easement is a right enjoyed by one person over the land of another, such as a
right of way. The easement holder does not possess the land but has a specific right to use it.
Question 7
Which type of property is also known as "chattels real"?
A) Leases
B) Fixtures
C) Growing crops
D) Intellectual property
Answer: A) Leases
Rationale: Leases are considered "chattels real" because they involve an interest in land (real
property) but are personal property (chattels). This term distinguishes leasehold interests from
freehold interests.
, Question 8
The term "emblements" refers to:
A) Crops planted by a tenant
B) Trees on the land
C) Minerals below the land
D) Buildings on the land
Answer: A) Crops planted by a tenant
Rationale: Emblements are crops cultivated by a tenant. The tenant has the right to harvest
these crops even after the tenancy ends. This right protects the tenant's investment in the land.
Question 9
Property that has no owner is known as:
A) Escheat
B) Bona vacantia
C) Res nullius
D) Res derelicta
Answer: C) Res nullius
Rationale: Res nullius means "nobody's thing" - property that has no owner and can be
acquired by anyone who takes possession of it. Bona vacantia is ownerless property that goes to
the crown/state. Res derelicta is property that has been abandoned.
Question 10
Which of the following is considered incorporeal property?
A) A house
B) A copyright
C) A car
D) A book
Answer: B) A copyright
