CRES BOOK CHAPTER 2 QUESTIONS WITH
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
If the owner of the dominant tenement becomes the owner of the servient tenement 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 - Accurate answers C. the easement is
terminated
Jason owned the fee Simple title to a vacant lot adjacent to a hospital and was persuaded to
make a gift of the lot. He had his attorney prepare a deed that conveyed the ownership of the
lot to the hospital "so long as it is used for medical purposes." After the completion of the gift,
the hospital will own the lot as a:
A. Life estate
B. Tenancy for years
C. Fee simple determinable
D. Periodic tenancy - Accurate answers C. Fee simple detminable
The rights of the owner of a property located along the banks of a river are called:
A. Littoral rights
B. Prior appropriation rights
C. Riparian rights
D. Hereditaments - Accurate answers C. Riparian Rights
Which of the following has an indefinite duration?
A. Freehold estate
B. Less-than-freehold estate
C. Estate for years
D. License - Accurate answers A. Freehold estate
Suzy owns an apartment building and will grant a life estate to the nursing home to pay for her
father's care. The nursing home will remain the life tenant as long as Suzy's father is alive. Upon
the death of Suzy's father the apartment building will revert to Suzy. What type of life estate
does the nursing home have?
A. License
B. Life estate pur autre vie
C. Legal life estate
D. Ordinary life estate - Accurate answers B. Life estate pur autre vie
, Mrs. Destiny conveys a life estate to her grandson and stipulates that upon her death the estate
will pass to her son-in-law. The son-in-law has a(n):
A. Estate in reversion
B. Estate in remainder
C. Estate for years
D. legal life estate - Accurate answers B. estate in remainder
All of the following are powers of the government EXCEPT:
A. Easement in gross
B. Police power
C. Eminent domain
D. Taxation - Accurate answers A. Easement in gross
Mark wants to use water from a river that runs through his property to irrigate a potato field.
To do so, Mark is required by his state's law to submit an application to the Department of
Water Resources describing in detail the beneficial use he plans for the water. If the
department approves Mark's application, he will receive a permit to divert a limited amount of
river water into his field. Based on these facts, it can be assumed that Mark's state relies on
which of the following rules of law?
A. Common law riparian rights
B. Common law littoral rights
C. Doctrine of prior appropriation
D. Doctrine of highest and best use - Accurate answers C. Doctrine of prior appropriation
An ownership interest that is based on annual occupancy intervals is a:
A. Leasehold
B. Time share
C. Condominium
D. Cooperative - Accurate answers B. Time share
Eric lives in an apartment building. A corporation owns the land and structures, with one
mortgage loan covering the entire property. Like the other residents, Eric owns stock in the
corporation and has a lease to his apartment. This type of ownership is called a:
A. Condominium
B. Planned unit development
C. Time share
D. Cooperative - Accurate answers D. Cooperative
Ralph, Rich and Edgar are joint tenants owning a parcel of land. Edgar conveys his interest to his
longtime friend Sam. After the conveyance, Ralph and Rich:
A. Become tenants in common
B. Continue to be joint tenants with Edgar
C. Become joint tenants with Sam
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
If the owner of the dominant tenement becomes the owner of the servient tenement 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 - Accurate answers C. the easement is
terminated
Jason owned the fee Simple title to a vacant lot adjacent to a hospital and was persuaded to
make a gift of the lot. He had his attorney prepare a deed that conveyed the ownership of the
lot to the hospital "so long as it is used for medical purposes." After the completion of the gift,
the hospital will own the lot as a:
A. Life estate
B. Tenancy for years
C. Fee simple determinable
D. Periodic tenancy - Accurate answers C. Fee simple detminable
The rights of the owner of a property located along the banks of a river are called:
A. Littoral rights
B. Prior appropriation rights
C. Riparian rights
D. Hereditaments - Accurate answers C. Riparian Rights
Which of the following has an indefinite duration?
A. Freehold estate
B. Less-than-freehold estate
C. Estate for years
D. License - Accurate answers A. Freehold estate
Suzy owns an apartment building and will grant a life estate to the nursing home to pay for her
father's care. The nursing home will remain the life tenant as long as Suzy's father is alive. Upon
the death of Suzy's father the apartment building will revert to Suzy. What type of life estate
does the nursing home have?
A. License
B. Life estate pur autre vie
C. Legal life estate
D. Ordinary life estate - Accurate answers B. Life estate pur autre vie
, Mrs. Destiny conveys a life estate to her grandson and stipulates that upon her death the estate
will pass to her son-in-law. The son-in-law has a(n):
A. Estate in reversion
B. Estate in remainder
C. Estate for years
D. legal life estate - Accurate answers B. estate in remainder
All of the following are powers of the government EXCEPT:
A. Easement in gross
B. Police power
C. Eminent domain
D. Taxation - Accurate answers A. Easement in gross
Mark wants to use water from a river that runs through his property to irrigate a potato field.
To do so, Mark is required by his state's law to submit an application to the Department of
Water Resources describing in detail the beneficial use he plans for the water. If the
department approves Mark's application, he will receive a permit to divert a limited amount of
river water into his field. Based on these facts, it can be assumed that Mark's state relies on
which of the following rules of law?
A. Common law riparian rights
B. Common law littoral rights
C. Doctrine of prior appropriation
D. Doctrine of highest and best use - Accurate answers C. Doctrine of prior appropriation
An ownership interest that is based on annual occupancy intervals is a:
A. Leasehold
B. Time share
C. Condominium
D. Cooperative - Accurate answers B. Time share
Eric lives in an apartment building. A corporation owns the land and structures, with one
mortgage loan covering the entire property. Like the other residents, Eric owns stock in the
corporation and has a lease to his apartment. This type of ownership is called a:
A. Condominium
B. Planned unit development
C. Time share
D. Cooperative - Accurate answers D. Cooperative
Ralph, Rich and Edgar are joint tenants owning a parcel of land. Edgar conveys his interest to his
longtime friend Sam. After the conveyance, Ralph and Rich:
A. Become tenants in common
B. Continue to be joint tenants with Edgar
C. Become joint tenants with Sam
